woman suffered severe burns and three children were seriously injured when a portable gas barbecue exploded, emergency services said. The children, aged between six and 11, sustained 15 to 20 per cent burns to their upper limbs and a woman in her 40s suffered severe burns to her airway. Another three adults were taken to hospital to be treated for minor injuries during the day out at a public playing field. The explosion happened around 4.30pm at a park on Ashcroft Road, behind Stopsley Fire Station in Luton, Bedfordshire. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said a group of around 20...