Lawn mower explodes on property, causes facial burns

UPDATE: PARAMEDICS rushed to the Bungundarra property this morning

Lawn mower generic. Picture: Mike Wells

UPDATE 10am: PARAMEDICS took the man to Yeppoon Hospital in a stable condition.

He suffered non-life threatening injuries.

BREAKING: A LAWN MOWER exploded at a Capricorn Coast property this morning and burned a man's face.

Queensland Ambulance Service were called to the Bungundarra address around 8.50am to reports of an explosion.

Initial reports indicated a lawn mower exploded in the 49-year-old man's face which burned his face.

The mower was reportedly still burning but the man was out of danger.

QFES have been called to the scene.

Originally published as Lawn mower explodes on property, causes facial burns