Wednesday, Mar 02, 2011 at 22:03
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The Sunday Telegraph
80 per cent of boy's body burnt
Gas bottle ignited by
camp fire
A six-year-old boy has suffered horrific burns after his tent and sleeping bag ignited in a
campground fire in the Mid North Coast.
Emergency
services were called to the Point Plummer Camping Ground about 11pm yesterday after gas from a damaged bottle was ignited by a
camp fire, reported The Daily Telegraph.
Four were flown to
Sydney including the six-year-old from Crescent Head, who suffered burns to more than 80 per cent of his body.
Police said a 42-year-old man from Port Macquarie also sustained burns to 80 per cent his body, and was in Royal North Shore Hospital in a very serious condition.
A 40-year-old woman and 15-year-old girl were also flown to
Sydney and remain in a serious condition.
Three people are being treated in local hospitals with major burns including another 15-year-old girl and two 20-year-old men.
"A large number of campers came to the aid of the injured and rendered
first aid until help arrived," police said in a statement.
"A crime scene was established and has been examined by specialist officers. Police have also spoken with a number of witnesses."
Officers hope to interview the injured campers when they are
well enough
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