A man has been critically injured in a boat explosion on the NSW Mid North Coast.
Emergency crews were called to a marina on Buller Street, on the Hastings River, Port Macquarie just before 8pm on Wednesday after reports a gas bottle had exploded on a houseboat.
https://twitter.com/MarineRescueNSW/status/1410207680535293959A 50-year-old man was treated at the scene for serious burns to his face and legs and a 16-year-old boy was also treated for minor injuries.
Both were taken to Port Macquarie Hospital for treatment and police have established a crime scene to determine the circumstances around the explosion.
"Two people reported to have been on a houseboat that exploded on the Hastings River earlier tonight are being treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics," NSW Marine Rescue said on Twitter.
"The cause of the explosion is unknown.
"An MR Port Macquarie crew is conveying two firefighters to check the boat from a safe distance."
https://twitter.com/MarineRescueNSW/status/1410186434556829696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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