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| Camp Bestival explosion injures man and woman | Camp Bestival explosion injures man and woman |
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| Two people have suffered serious burns in an explosion at a music festival campsite in Dorset. | Two people have suffered serious burns in an explosion at a music festival campsite in Dorset. |
| A woman was airlifted to a specialist burns unit with injuries described by the ambulance service as "life-changing". | A woman was airlifted to a specialist burns unit with injuries described by the ambulance service as "life-changing". |
| A man was taken to hospital by ambulance after the blast at Camp Bestival on Thursday afternoon. | A man was taken to hospital by ambulance after the blast at Camp Bestival on Thursday afternoon. |
| Witnesses reported seeing a fireball in a camping area for traders at the event in the grounds of Lulworth Castle. | Witnesses reported seeing a fireball in a camping area for traders at the event in the grounds of Lulworth Castle. |
| 'Actions invaluable' | 'Actions invaluable' |
| Firefighters believe the cause was a gas leak from a cooking stove cylinder. | Firefighters believe the cause was a gas leak from a cooking stove cylinder. |
| Investigators from Dorset Fire and Rescue Service said leaking gas ignited another cylinder nearby. | Investigators from Dorset Fire and Rescue Service said leaking gas ignited another cylinder nearby. |
| Steve Underhill, of the fire service, said: "As soon as the explosion occurred it alerted other campers. | Steve Underhill, of the fire service, said: "As soon as the explosion occurred it alerted other campers. |
| "They came forward with extinguishers, with buckets and bottles of water and quickly put the fire out in the tent, but then applied cooling water to the casualties. | "They came forward with extinguishers, with buckets and bottles of water and quickly put the fire out in the tent, but then applied cooling water to the casualties. |
| "Their actions were invaluable." | "Their actions were invaluable." |
| The blast destroyed one tent and damaged another. The woman was taken to hospital in Bristol while the man was transferred to Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester. | The blast destroyed one tent and damaged another. The woman was taken to hospital in Bristol while the man was transferred to Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester. |
| A spokesperson for Camp Bestival said: "Following this incident further safety messages and briefings have been put into place to reinforce fire safety practices. | |
| "Everyone at Camp Bestival wishes both persons a speedy recovery." |