Woman taken to hospital in serious condition following gas cylinder explosion on Noosa River
A woman has been taken to hospital suffering from significant burns to her face following a gas explosion on a boat on the Noosa River.
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A woman has been taken to hospital with serious burns after emergency services said a gas cylinder exploded on a boat on the Noosa River Saturday morning.
A Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) spokeswoman said crews were called to the end of Claude Batten Dr in Noosa Heads at 10.56am, where they boarded the vessel and treated a woman with “significant facial burns”.
The woman was taken to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in Birtinya in a serious condition.
A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) spokeswoman said fire crews were able to extinguish the blaze and release the remaining gas from the cylinder.
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