Five youth firefighters, aged 8 to 10, injured in explosion during training | News World

All of them remain in hospital (Picture: Powiat Krakowski 112/Facebook)

Six people, including five children, have been injured in an explosion at a fireplace department in Grębynice, Poland.

Five youth fire brigade volunteers aged between eight and 10 were participating in training exercises when a glass container blew up at around 7pm.

The children, in addition to one adult, were taken to hospital with minor injuries.

One among the kids, aged eight, suffered injuries across the eyes, based on local news outlet Fakt.

Junior captain Hubert Ciepły, spokesman for the Provincial Headquarters of the State Fire Service in Kraków, added: ‘Six people, including five children, were injured consequently of the explosion of a glass container.’

Why the container exploded is unclear. Around 30 firefighters were working on the time.

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