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Man badly burnt after paraffin lamp explodes on board yacht

A man in his 60s may have to go to a specialist burns unit after an accident on board his yacht last night off South East Cornwall.

The coastguard was called just after twenty past ten to a yacht off Wilcove, near Torpoint after a paraffin lamp exploded.

Brixham coastguard say people do sometimes use paraffin to save their battery, but that  they would advise people to make sure they are properly serviced and maintained.

The man suffered serious burns after the hot liquid soaked through his clothes.

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