A CASUALTY suffered burns to their hand following a fire in the back of a van.
The incident happened at 1.42pm today in Blackpole Road, Worcester and the burns victim had to be taken to hospital.
13:42 #Blackpole_Road #Worcester - @HWFireWorcs attended a fire in the rear of a van. #Fire was extinguished prior to fire service arrival. 1x Casualty received treatment from fire crew with burns to their hand. Casualty then taken to hospital. #HWFIRE
— HWFireControl (@HWFireControl) July 26, 2022
The fire was extinguished before fire crews arrived on the scene.
A spokesperson for Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said a crew from Worcester attended.
"A casualty received treatment from a fire crew with burns to their hand. The casualty was then taken to hospital," they added.
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