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| Bonfire death GP Darryl Peel had 'no idea' of risk | Bonfire death GP Darryl Peel had 'no idea' of risk |
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| The widow of a Suffolk GP who died after pouring petrol onto items to be used in a bonfire said her husband had "no idea" of the risk he was taking. | |
| Dr Darryl Peel, 51, was critically burnt as he lit a fire at his home in Huntingfield, near Halesworth, in February. | Dr Darryl Peel, 51, was critically burnt as he lit a fire at his home in Huntingfield, near Halesworth, in February. |
| He died 20 days later at the specialist burns unit in Chelmsford. | He died 20 days later at the specialist burns unit in Chelmsford. |
| His widow Susie Peel said Dr Peel's time in hospital had been a "long and lingering process". | His widow Susie Peel said Dr Peel's time in hospital had been a "long and lingering process". |
| Dr Peel, who worked at Framlingham Surgery, had been clearing out the yard at his home on 6 February. | Dr Peel, who worked at Framlingham Surgery, had been clearing out the yard at his home on 6 February. |
| Mrs Peel said: "It was long and lingering process and was very distressing for all his friends and family because he was bandaged from head to foot and not able to communicate. | Mrs Peel said: "It was long and lingering process and was very distressing for all his friends and family because he was bandaged from head to foot and not able to communicate. |
| "I was very shocked by the amount of medical and educated people, who you might have thought would have known the dangers, who had no clue - almost everybody said that they had done the same thing. | "I was very shocked by the amount of medical and educated people, who you might have thought would have known the dangers, who had no clue - almost everybody said that they had done the same thing. |
| "That horrified me because of the potential for this to happen to another family." | "That horrified me because of the potential for this to happen to another family." |
| Dr Peel managed to phone the emergency services and was airlifted to Broomfield Hospital. | Dr Peel managed to phone the emergency services and was airlifted to Broomfield Hospital. |
| He had burns on all over his body and his treatment involved him being put into a coma, from which he never awoke. | He had burns on all over his body and his treatment involved him being put into a coma, from which he never awoke. |
| Mrs Peel said: "It had started to rain and I suspect the pile he had made got wet and he decided to give it a helping hand - he would never have thrown petrol onto a lit bonfire. | Mrs Peel said: "It had started to rain and I suspect the pile he had made got wet and he decided to give it a helping hand - he would never have thrown petrol onto a lit bonfire. |
| "What happens is the vapour from petrol spreads around the ground, clings to your clothes and when he lit the bonfire he was enveloped in a ball of flame." | "What happens is the vapour from petrol spreads around the ground, clings to your clothes and when he lit the bonfire he was enveloped in a ball of flame." |
| Dave Pederson, group commander from Suffolk Fire Service, said: "If people must have a bonfire, they should never use petrol or other accelerants. | Dave Pederson, group commander from Suffolk Fire Service, said: "If people must have a bonfire, they should never use petrol or other accelerants. |
| "Petrol constantly evaporates in our climate and people have a lack of understanding of how dangerous the vapours can be and how far they can spread and still be flammable." | "Petrol constantly evaporates in our climate and people have a lack of understanding of how dangerous the vapours can be and how far they can spread and still be flammable." |
| Hear more from Susie Peel on BBC Radio Suffolk's breakfast show with Mark Matthews on Monday from 06:00 BST. | Hear more from Susie Peel on BBC Radio Suffolk's breakfast show with Mark Matthews on Monday from 06:00 BST. |