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Burning fuel hits crowd at Australian drag-racing event

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Offline eye30

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Twelve people have been injured after a competition car sprayed burning fuel over fans at a drag-racing event in central Australia.

The car was doing burnouts at the Red CentreNATS competition in Alice Springs when it sent lit fuel into the crowd.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-41144129
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Not good for those hurt.
Usually at Burn-out comps the general public are not that close,  only officals and camera crew are up against the wall or fence.
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Not good, allowing the spectators to get closer and closer to the action is a huge risk now days :disapp: luckily it wasn't Nitro fuel :eek:



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Very much a freak accident. Burns are a horrible injury by all accounts. Hope the critical guy comes good!
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