A man and woman in their 50s are being treated for severe burns following a caravan explosion at a farm in Goathland, North Yorkshire.
Police suspect that a gas leak was responsible for the explosion, which completely destroyed the touring vehicle when it happened on Monday last week.
Neither of the victims have been named, but police confirmed that a 55-year-old man from Whitby was rushed to Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary with burns covering 30 per cent of his body.
The woman, 51, was taken to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesborough. Her injuries are not thought to have been as severe.
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police revealed that the explosion occurred inside the caravan.
“A joint police and fire service investigation has begun to establish the cause of the explosion,” they said.
“However, at this stage it is not being treated as suspicious and no one else is being sought in connection with the incident.”
