Young BOP girl burnt by aerosol explosion

A four-year-old girl has suffered severe facial burns after an aerosol explosion in the Bay of Plenty today.

The Fire Service was called by ambulance staff to give medical assistance at a house in Otimi Street in Maketu, about 40km from Tauranga, about 3.15pm today.

A Fire Service northern communications spokesperson said an aerosol can had exploded but there was no fire at the scene.

- NZPA