For the second time in a short time, an accident involving a barbecue has caused serious injuries. On Tuesday evening, a man was seriously injured in the face by a flame from the barbecue on Beukenstraat in Dongen. He had just sprayed ethanol, a flammable liquid, on it. At Pentecost, two children in Breda were seriously injured when their father sprayed spirits on the barbecue.
On Tuesday evening, several ambulances and an air ambulance arrived on site. Officers provided first aid.
The man was rushed to a hospital.
Many local residents stood on the street to see what was going on.
Last month, two children in Breda were seriously injured when their father sprayed methylated spirits on the fire. This happened during a barbecue of the Augustinus parish in the courtyard of the Franciscus Church in Breda. The boy and the girl are still in hospital, it was announced on Monday.
