Two teens in hospital after party bonfire explosion in Toowoomba - ABC Local

Updated August 26, 2013 07:37:07

Two teenagers remain in a critical condition in the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital after a bonfire exploded at a party at Toowoomba on Queensland's Darling Downs yesterday.

A 16-year-old girl received third degree burns to 60 per cent of her body and a 15-year-old boy suffered burns to 40 per cent of his body.

Police allege a teenage boy at the party threw a bottle of methylated spirits into the fire just after midnight (AEST) and it exploded, showering the other two teenagers with flames.

Officers are still searching for the person responsible.

Emergency Services say the injured teenagers were saved by others throwing them into a swimming pool.

Topics: emergency-incidents, fires, toowoomba-4350

First posted August 26, 2013 07:08:10