Father (30) and child (2) injured after blowtorch during barbecuing in Berkhout

A father and his child were injured tonight after an accident with a barbecue at the Park Westerkogge holiday park on Lijsbeth Tijsweg in Berkhout.

The accident was reported to the emergency services at 9:35 p.m. A police spokesman tells NH that the child and the father were injured when they lit a barbecue and a blowtorch started.

Both the child and her father were taken to hospital. The family has German nationality and was on holiday in Berkhout.

The police are investigating exactly what happened.

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