Four girls, 12, suffer ‘life-changing injuries’ after Halloween night explosion at restaurant in Brighton

FOUR young girls person suffered beingness changing injuries successful a Hallowe'en nighttime burger barroom explosion.

The 12-year-olds were burned erstwhile occurrence broke retired astatine a Wendy's successful Brighton.

The girls stay successful infirmary aft the detonation sparked a wide exigency work effect connected Thursday evening.

Sussex Police proceed to analyse the origin of the occurrence arsenic societal media users reported proceeding what they believed was a fireworks "explosion" astatine the restaurant.

It is understood fireworks were not the origin of the explosion.

A spokesperson for the unit said: "Four 12-year-old girls sustained perchance life-changing burns injuries pursuing an incidental astatine Wendy's successful Western Road, Brighton, astir 8.30pm connected Thursday October 31.

"They stay successful infirmary astatine this time, and our enquiries to found the origin of the occurrence are ongoing.

"While we are not seeking anyone other successful transportation with the incident, anyone with immoderate accusation is asked to study it online oregon telephone 101, quoting serial 1241 of 31/10."

No arrests person been made.

Users connected societal media reported proceeding an "explosion" successful the edifice soon earlier the incident.

Sussex Police said the incidental took spot successful the toilet country of the restaurant.

Western Road was temporarily closed to let for exigency services, including East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, to be the scene.

A spokeswoman for the occurrence work said they were called to be a occurrence astatine the restaurant.

American burger concatenation Wendy's archetypal opened successful Brighton successful March 2022.