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05/08/2002
Teenager injured in Co Antrim explosion
A teenager has been taken to hospital suffering from serious hand injuries after an explosion in a garage at Carrickfergus.
The 16-year-old boy was alone in a privately owned garage at Garron Heights in the town when the explosion occurred at around 9.30pm last night.
No one else was injured in the blast.
(GMcG)
The 16-year-old boy was alone in a privately owned garage at Garron Heights in the town when the explosion occurred at around 9.30pm last night.
No one else was injured in the blast.
(GMcG)
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