Injuries following Southport worksite gas bottle explosion
A worksite employee has sustained significant burns from a gas bottle explosion on the Gold Coast.
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A WORKER has been seriously injured in an explosion on the Gold Coast.
About noon paramedics responded to reports of a gas bottle explosion at a workplace in Southport.
The patient suffered facial and arm burns, and was assessed at the scene before being taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious condition.
The high acuity response team was on board for transport to hospital.
#Southport - paramedics are at the scene of a workplace incident at 11.56am in which a patient has reportedly suffered burns.
— Queensland Ambulance (@QldAmbulance) June 5, 2020
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