AAP General News (Australia)
12-23-2008
Vic: Children, woman burnt by kerosene explosion
MELBOURNE, Dec 23 AAP - Three children and a woman have suffered burns in a kerosene
lamp explosion during a blackout in Melbourne's west.
An Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman said when the Melton South woman lit the lamp about
11.30pm (AEDT) during a power outage at her Alfred Road home it exploded.
Paramedics treated three children, two boys aged nine and ten, who suffered burns to
their arms, and a girl aged 12, whose upper body was burnt.
The woman's hands were also burnt, the spokeswoman said.
The children were taken to the Royal Children's Hospital and were reported to be in
a stable condition.
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KEYWORD: KEROSENE
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