Couple rushed to hospital after barbecue catches alight at Adelaide Bunnings

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Couple rushed to hospital after the husband was injured while pulling his wife to safety when the flames ignited around 12.30pm today.

A couple has been rushed to hospital with burns after a barbeque caught alight at a Bunnings sausage sizzle in

It's understood the husband was injured while pulling his wife to safety when the flames ignited around 12.30pm today. The cause is still under investigation but it's believed the blaze was sparked when the gas bottle was knocked over.It's understood the husband was injured while pulling his wife to safety.

Witnesses told 9News a 50 year-old woman volunteering behind the barbecue fainted, falling and knocking the gas bottle over causing it to catch alight.He said the flames were "reasonably big".The woman was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital with serious burns to her face.The gazebo was completely destroyed and the snags on the barbecue were charred.

In a statement, Bunnings said staff and a customer acted quickly to contain the fire, using nearby extinguishers to contain the fire.This $35 million-plus property is already being called one of the most iconic yet, and it doesn't even have a house on it.

 

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