Two people rushed to hospital in helicopter after Christmas Eve gas bottle explosion at Agnes Water
Two people injured in a gas bottle explosion at a home north of Bundaberg were rushed to hospital in a helicopter.
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Two people have been airlifted to hospital after suffering injuries in a gas bottle explosion on Christmas Eve.
The explosion occurred at a private residence in Agnes Water at 8.18pm, a Queensland Ambulance statement said.
A man in his 20s suffered minor burns to his face and neck and a woman in her 40s received minor injuries to her arm.
A helicopter was sent to take the two to Bundaberg Hospital.
Both patients were in a stable condition.
A Queensland Fire Department spokesman said fire crews were not called to the incident.
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