A 20-year-old with serious burns is in a stable condition in hospital after a petrol can exploded in his home shed.
The man was taken to Taranaki Base Hospital with serious burns on his upper body after the can exploded around midday yesterday.
At 4pm the man was transferred to Waikato Hospital by the Westpac Waikato air ambulance.
Pilot Dan Harcourt said the patient was fully conscious and in a relatively comfortable condition when on board, and was talking to staff.
A hospital spokesperson said the man is now in a stable condition in the high dependency unit.
