Four children taken to hospital after boat explosion
Four children escaped with minor burns after a houseboat with a dozen people aboard was gutted by fire on a popular Victorian lake.
Emergency crews found the houseboat completely alight on Lake Eildon about 10.30 on Tuesday morning.
An ambulance spokesman said four children were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The charred shell of a houseboat destroyed by fire on Lake Eildon. 12 hurt - 1 has spinal injuries, 1 has burnt hand. pic.twitter.com/0NfwhXeh5q
— Kristy Mayr (@KristyMayr7) March 31, 2015
Children are among 12 people being treated by paramedics after fire ripped through a houseboat on Lake Eildon #7News pic.twitter.com/uhG7yrFIiJ
— Kristy Mayr (@KristyMayr7) March 31, 2015
The houseboat was destroyed and a nearby speed boat was also damaged.
The CFA is investigating the cause of the fire.
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