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Injuries following Southport worksite gas bottle explosion

A worksite employee has sustained significant burns from a gas bottle explosion on the Gold Coast.

Worksite employee treated for burns.
Worksite employee treated for burns.

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.

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