Infants airlifted to hospital after suffering severe burns at home

Three infants, including five-month-old twins, were airlifted to hospital last night after suffering severe burns in what gardaí described as a domestic accident in West Cork. 

The children, all under the age of two, were injured when a petrol canister apparently ignited after being brought into their house just outside Drinagh, south of Dunmanway. It is believed a spark from a fire ignited the petrol.

The scene remained sealed off last night as Garda forensic experts tried to establish what caused the accident. They hope to speak to the parents of the children today, who last night were maintaining a vigil at their bedsides at Cork University Hospital (CUH).