Schoolgirl, 6, rushed to hospital after suffering serious burns in BBQ fire

Daily Mirror Monday 15 June 2026, 10:29 UTC By [email protected] (Zahra Khaliq) 1 min read

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Schoolgirl, 6, rushed to hospital after suffering serious burns in BBQ fire Paramedics raced to an address in Crawley after a six-year-old girl and her father were injured in a barbecue fire, with both rushed to hospital A six-year-old girl has been airlifted to hospital after sustaining serious burns in a barbecue fire. The child's father, 38, was also rushed to hospital with minor burns after the blaze broke out at a property in Crawley, West Sussex, on Sunday evening, police said.

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