An 11-year-old boy has been admitted to hospital this afternoon suffering from grievous injuries as a result of burns, probably after playing with items related to fireworks. He is not in a critical condition.

The police said in a statement the boy was in a field at Kirkop gathering the items which caused the burns.

The police are investigating.

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