UPDATE: Two children have been seriously injured following an explosion at a school on Sydney's Northern Beaches. 9News MORE:
A dozen people have been injured in an explosion thought to be an experiment gone wrong at a Sydney school.
Eleven children and one adult suffered burns in the accident at Manly West Public School just after 1pm. Two of the students are in a serious condition, with one airlifted to the Children's Hospital at Westmead in the CareFlight helicopter with serious burns.The other was transported to the same hospital but in an ambulance with a specialist medical care team on board.
The remaining nine students were all taken to hospital but have "superficial burns", according to NSW Ambulance. "All of them, apart from the two in a serious condition, were walking and were stable with relatively superficial injuries," NSW Ambulance Acting Superintendent Phil Templeman said.He also revealed the wind impacted the experiment and blew around some of the chemicals being used.A CareFlight helicopter, over a dozen ambulance paramedics and five police cars all responded to the accident at the school in Balgowlah on Sydney's Northern Beaches.
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