“All army personnel involved in the dramatic blaze suffered only minor injuries” Channel 4 News
“None of the soldiers was seriously injured and all were back on duty yesterday” The Guardian
I was deeply relieved to read that the three soldiers who *looked* like they might have been seriously burned are in fact fine and the MoD has been parading them to the press.
They stories also explain how they ended up on fire. Apparently the commander opened his hatch because the periscope was damaged and they could not see where they were going. One of the petrol bombs hit the hatch and burning petrol got into the vehicle.
I cannot tell you how relieved I am to read this. Those images haunted me. Death by fire - what those rioters were attempting - is the ultimate agony.
I recall a few months ago a Mirror headline screamed “Our boys burn!” when some soldiers were hit by a petrol bomb in similar circumstances (rent a mob).
At the time I wrote “Phew! British soldiers set alight by petrol bombs were not even burned“.
This time, happily I can write something similar.
Soldiers tell how torrent of burning petrol poured into their Warrior - Daily Telegraph
Troops describe shower of petrol bombs during riot - The Scotsman
Troops tell of escape from angry mob - Guardian
My escape from blazing tank - The Times
Basra soldiers tell of fire drama - BBC
Brit soldiers tell of tank fire escape - The Mirror
Riot hero relives bomb hell - The Sun
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