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Four people burned by fires in Victoria

Four people were burned by fires in Victoria over the weekend, prompting a warning from Ambulance Victoria to take care around flames.

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Four people have been treated for burns in fire accidents in Victoria over the weekend, including one man who suffered critical injuries.

A teen from Wodonga fell into a fire and burned both his hands on Saturday, and on Sunday a man fell into a fire in Frankston also causing burns to his hands, Ambulance Victoria says.

Also in Sunday, a baby fell against a hot fire screen in Humevale and was burned, and a man from Warragul in his 60s threw petrol on a fire, causing a flare-up and leaving him with critical burns.


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