A Herald photographer covering Ottery St Mary s tar barrels has revealed he saw a youngster running around and spraying with a can - only to learn later that someone had thrown an aerosol at a flaming barrel, causing an explosion.
A Herald photographer covering Ottery St Mary's tar barrels has revealed he saw a youngster running around and spraying with a can - only to learn later that someone had thrown an aerosol at a flaming barrel, causing an explosion.
Said photographer Alex Walton: "A youngster was randomly spraying a can of some sort. I am not sure if he was the culprit.
"I thought it was 'fart gas' in a can because there was an odd smell.
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