Erina: Woman injured in gas explosion at Six String Brewing Company
A young woman is in hospital with severe burns to her face after a gas explosion in the kitchen of Six Strings Brewing Company at Erina.
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A gas cook top exploded at a popular craft brewery on the Central Coast leaving a young female kitchen hand severely burned.
NSW Fire & Rescue responded about 11.45am on Monday to Six String Brewing Company’s Chiltern Rd premises at Erina following reports of an explosion.
On arrival firefighters and paramedics treated a woman, aged in her 20s, for severe burns to her face.
She was taken to a nearby field where she was met by the CareFlight Helicopter and flown to Royal North Short in a serious condition.
Police are not treating the incident as suspicious and believe the explosion was caused by gas igniting suddenly on a cooktop.
Six String Brewing Company issued a statement on its Facebook page noting the taproom would be closed for the rest of the day.
“This morning an incident occurred in our kitchen when a gas explosion caused severe burns to a member of our kitchen staff,” the statement read.
“Thanks to the quick response of our team on-site, emergency services were immediately contacted, and CareFlight was able to transport her swiftly to receive urgent medical care.
“We are unclear on the severity of the burn but our thoughts are with her, and we are hoping to get an update as she is assessed by medical professionals.”
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