A young man and his 4 yr old son went to a petrol bunk near Lal bagh
(Bangalore) to fill in petrol for his bike. The boy was sitting on the
pillion behind him. The helper who fills petrol held the petrol gun
upwards, and turned towards the meter to re-set the meter. As soon as
the setting was done the petrol came out gushing out of the gun - due
to some malfunction - (at least that's what they said) in full speed
and splashed all over the 4 yr old boy and his father. Petrol entered
the eyes of the boy. Immediately the boy was taken into the cleaning
area and was showered in a water jet. They washed his eyes with lot of
water. But the boy could not see anything.
The young man took the child to the hospital and immediately the
hospital authorities put him in ICU. The kid was then transferred to
Vittala Netralaya and after 2 days of treatment he got some vision
again. Now he is alright and is at home. The doctors told that just
because the water cleaning was done immediately, he has vision today
otherwise the boy would have been blind by now. Petrol (along with
impurities) can burn the tissues inside the eye. Now why am I writing
this?
Please take some precautions next time you are at a petrol bunk.
1. If the engine was in running condition, this could have caused a
major Fire. So Switch off the engine at pumps.
2. Drop small kids and the person sitting behind you outside the pump
and fill in petrol. Kids are more sensitive than grown ups.
3. Ask the petrol pump helper boy to hold the gun down. Even if there
is such an accident let the petrol flow down and not on your face.
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