Man blows up his mum's shed with cigarette
A GARDEN shed was blown apart when a man who had gone inside to sleep there lit up a cigarette.
It is believed John Dallas-Andrew's lighter set off the explosion in the shed which contained Butane gas cylinders and a barbecue.
Twenty-year-old John suffered superficial burns to his face and hands in the incident on George Street, Whitchurch, in the small hours of last Thursday morning.
The victim is believed to have gone into the shed at his mother's house at 1am after a night out.
A nine-strong crew from Whitchurch Fire Station turned out to deal with the blaze and an ambulance crew treated the victim at the scene for burns.
Whitchurch Fire Station chief Mike Beach said: "As he used his lighter, the explosion blew the shed apart. The explosion may have been caused by a build-up of Butane gas, possibly leaking from the regulator connected to the 15k cylinder.
"The victim suffered burns to his face and hands and he said his injuries were stinging very badly. He was also in shock.
"When we arrived he was trying to put out the fire with his neighbour's hosepipe."
Mr Dallas -Andrew was taken by ambulance to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital - but he was released after treatment.
It is understood his injuries, although painful, were only superficial and will not require any longer term treatment.
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