Woman airlifted to hospital after suffering severe burns in Uttoxeter

| June 13, 2012 | 0 Comments

By StaffsLive Reporter: A woman has been seriously injured after suffering severe burns while trying to light a fire in her Uttoxeter home.

She was airlifted to a specialist burns unit in Birmingham after ambulance crews were called at around 2.30pm this afternoon (June 13).

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Crews treated a woman at the scene who had suffered significant burn injuries. It is believed she was attempting to light a fire when the incident happened.

“The patient was given pain relief at the scene before being airlifted to a specialist burns unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.”

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