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| Baby 'critical' after pipe burst | Baby 'critical' after pipe burst |
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| A ten-month old baby remains in a critically ill condition in hospital after boiling water pipes burst over her cot while she was sleeping. | |
| Rhianna Hardie suffered 85% burns to her body when the accident happened on the second night the family were at their new council home in Taunton. | |
| She is being treated at Bristol Children's Hospital. | She is being treated at Bristol Children's Hospital. |
| The Health and Safety Executive is aiding police, who say there were no suspicious circumstances. | The Health and Safety Executive is aiding police, who say there were no suspicious circumstances. |
| Taunton Deane Council, which owns the home, has launched its own investigation and said its thoughts were with the family. | Taunton Deane Council, which owns the home, has launched its own investigation and said its thoughts were with the family. |
| They seemed lovely, caring parents Neighbour Mark Greenaway | They seemed lovely, caring parents Neighbour Mark Greenaway |
| Rhianna's parents heard a loud bang coming from her room last Sunday and found boiling water pouring from pipes on to the child's cot below. | Rhianna's parents heard a loud bang coming from her room last Sunday and found boiling water pouring from pipes on to the child's cot below. |
| Father Mathew Hardie, 27, suffered burns to his hands and arms as he pulled the baby from the cot. | |
| Neighbour Mark Greenaway said the couple were devastated about the accident. | Neighbour Mark Greenaway said the couple were devastated about the accident. |
| "I had only spoken to them briefly. They seemed lovely, caring parents," he said. | "I had only spoken to them briefly. They seemed lovely, caring parents," he said. |
| "They've been back briefly to pick up bits and bobs, but they said after this they don't want to return to the house." | "They've been back briefly to pick up bits and bobs, but they said after this they don't want to return to the house." |
| Mr Hardie and Rhianna's mother Charlene Haworth, 23, were at her bedside at the hospital on Saturday. | |
| A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "The house was cordoned off for forensic investigations and police launched an inquiry which is ongoing. | A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "The house was cordoned off for forensic investigations and police launched an inquiry which is ongoing. |
| "We are satisfied that there are no suspicious circumstances but we are still working on a full investigation with the Health and Safety Executive." | "We are satisfied that there are no suspicious circumstances but we are still working on a full investigation with the Health and Safety Executive." |
| The semi-detached home is one of about 30 council properties less than two miles from Taunton town centre on the A38 road. | The semi-detached home is one of about 30 council properties less than two miles from Taunton town centre on the A38 road. |