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  • 23rd Feb 2012 12:18 PM
BRAVED FLAMES: Graeme Smith and Cherie Bardell have been hailed as heroes after forcing open the door to a public toilet in Hastings where a man had set himself alight. PHOTO/GLENN TAYLOR HBT121184-01
BRAVED FLAMES: Graeme Smith and Cherie Bardell have been hailed as heroes after forcing open the door to a public toilet in Hastings where a man had set himself alight. PHOTO/GLENN TAYLOR HBT121184-01

A man rescued from a burning public toilet in Hastings on Sunday is in a critical but stable condition in Auckland's Middlemore Hospital.

The 41-year-old suffered extensive burns after apparently dousing himself with petrol.

Passersby and nearby cafe staff forced open the door to the hi-tech toilet after "it exploded like a bomb" and screams were heard.

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