- Woman suffered burns
- Gas bottle caused barbecue to catch fire
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A woman suffered facial burns when a horror sausage sizzled as a barbecue caught fire in a Bunnings Warehouse store.
The incident happened at a Bunnings Warehouse on the Adelaide Airport grounds at 12.30pm on Saturday.
According to 9News The barbecue caught fire after a woman, who was volunteering at the site, fainted and knocked over the gas cylinder, causing it to catch fire.
BBQ fire at the Bunnings store at Adelaide Airport. Figure 7News
The fire is believed to have started after the gas bottle fell over. Image: 9NEWS
The woman was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital with serious burns to her face.
Her husband, who was injured while helping his wife to safety, was taken to hospital with minor burns.
The woman who was a volunteer at the Barbecue probably fainted and fell, causing the gas bottle to fall over.
The barbecue was hosted by the SA Sea Rescue Squadron, a major port authority.
The event is held annually by the agency every Saturday by various community groups.
The man taken to hospital is a Squadron volunteer.
A woman was taken to hospital with burns to her face. Image: 9NEWS
“She fell to the ground and the next minute things went wrong,” witness Ernie Reichstein told 9News.
Images from the scene show large plumes of smoke surrounding the barbecue.
A nearby car was also damaged during the ordeal.
We saw employees working in the store scraping soot from the ground.
In a statement, Bunnings said staff members and a customer used fire extinguishers nearby to contain the fire.
The police will further investigate the cause of the fire.