Woman injured in gas bottle explosion at Horsley

A woman has been flown to a Sydney hospital after a gas bottle exploded in her face at Horsley this afternoon.

Pic: Bill Hearne

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A woman has suffered burns to her face and hands after a gas bottle exploded in Horsley this afternoon.

NSW Ambulance crews received reports about 5pm, April 4 that a gas bottle had exploded and injured a 50-year-old woman.

Three crews and a medical team were called to an address at Glenwood Grove to assist the woman.

She was flown to a Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital for treatment to her arms, chest, face and hands.

The cause of the explosion is under investigation.