Horrific moment two people are rushed to hospital suffering serious burns after a GAS BOTTLE explosion at a picnic spot
- Man and woman rushed to hospital with burns after BBQ gas bottle exploded
- Incident happened at a picnic area on the NSW Central Coast on Saturday
- Woman, 56, and man, 67, taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition
Two people have been rushed to hospital with horrific burns after a barbecue gas bottle explosion.
Emergency services were called to a picnic area in Somersby on the NSW Central Coast just after 4.30pm on Saturday afternoon.
A NSW Ambulance spokesman told Daily Mail Australia said two crews attended the scene.
Two people have been rushed to hospital after a gas bottle explosion on the Central Coast
![Emergency crews were called to a picnic area on NSW Central Coast on Saturday afternoon](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/09/14/10/18470162-7463239-image-a-24_1568452150043.jpg)
Emergency crews were called to a picnic area on NSW Central Coast on Saturday afternoon
A woman, 56, suffered burns to her face, ears and hands while a man 67, suffered burns to his legs, face and hands.
‘Both patients are conscious and breathing,’ the spokesman said.
Both patients were taken to Gosford Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
No one else required medical attention.
The latest incident comes after a Queensland teenager was forced to drive into the ocean to save his life after a gas bottle exploded in his car on the Sunshine Coast on Friday night.
![A man and woman were rushed to Gosford Hospital in a serious but stable condition](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/09/14/09/18469810-7463239-image-a-12_1568448009451.jpg)
A man and woman were rushed to Gosford Hospital in a serious but stable condition