An Italian teenager was seriously injured and a barman is under arrest after a bizarre incident involving cocktails at a Paceville bar last night.

Informed sources said the barman was preparing cocktails for Italian clients. 

The cocktails were set alight and the flame somehow spread to the 16-year-old, who suffered burns to his head and back.

An Italian girl, 16 and a Spaniard, 17, also suffered burns. 

The barman was arrested as the police investigate the circumstances of the incident.

A magisterial inquiry is under way.

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