A forty three-year-old man was severely burnt after a fire broke out at a petrol station in Knysna.

It is alleged that the man was pumping diesel out of fuel tanker at the petrol station when, somehow, diesel spilt on him and he caught alight.

The man sustained extensive severe burns and was stabilised by paramedics on scene before being rushed to Knysna Private Hospital in a critical condition.

Tristan Wadeley
ER24