An 18-year-old is in Waikato Hospital after sustaining serious burns to his arms and legs near Waihi Beach.
The Hamilton man was injured throwing petrol on a fire at Athenree last night.
A St John Ambulance crew was first on the scene.
They alerted the Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter about 6pm before taking the man to a nearby sports field.
He was then picked up and flown to hospital.
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