
Teen suffers severe burns in battery explosion
A 17-year-old man has reportedly been injured after a battery in a remote control exploded.
Paramedics are on the way to the incident at Evan St, Mackay.
According to a Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman, it was reported that it was a battery in a remote control for a model car.
The call was received at 10.55am.
The man is believed to have suffered burns in the explosion.