Five injured in gas explosion at campground in Myponga, SA

Five people have been injured in a gas explosion at a campground in South Australia, with two of them in a serious condition.

Five people have been taken to hospital following a gas explosion at a private camp ground in Myponga on Saturday afternoon. Picture: 7 NEWS

Five people have been injured in a horror gas explosion at a popular campground in South Australia.

Emergency services were called to the campground at Myponga, about an hour from Adelaide, just after 4.20pm to reports of a gas bottle explosion.

Two people, a man and a woman, both 25, were flown to hospital. Picture: 7 NEWS

A man and woman, both 25, were taken by helicopter to hospital with facial burns in a serious condition, a spokeswoman for SA Ambulance said.

Three others were taken by road to hospital, one suffering burns to their back and two with burns to their legs.

More to come.

Three others were taken by road with less severe burns. Picture: 7 NEWS