Gypsy skirts spark fire fears

GYPSY skirts have sparked a frightening new trend in burns’ injuries, a medical expert warned yesterday.

Since last July, 16 people — including seven children — were treated at two specialist hospitals in Dublin for burns sustained after their skirts caught fire and disintegrated within seconds.

Consultant plastic surgeon Dr Catriona Lawlor said the number of skirt injuries had shot up ever since the long, flimsy bohemian, skirts became fashionable.