Five-year-old boy injured in petrol-tank explosion

A five-year-old boy has suffered serious burns after being injured when the fuel tank of a car exploded in Derry last night.

A five-year-old boy has suffered serious burns after being injured when the fuel tank of a car exploded in Derry last night.

The boy is believed to have been among a group of children standing close to a burning car in the Galliagh area of the city when the explosion happened at around 10.30pm.

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