Coroner: Anzac MacDonald died from explosion while lighting fridge

An 80-year-old man, Anzac MacDonald, sustained severe burns to 55% of his body when a mixture of methane and kerosene exploded while he was teaching his grandson to light a kerosene-powered fridge. Despite immediate family assistance and hospitalization, he died five weeks later, prompting a coroner’s warning about the dangers of mixing fuels and public safety precautions.

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