Four girls suffer 'potentially life-changing injuries' in bathroom of Brighton fast-food restaurant

Four girls person suffered superior burns successful the bath of a Brighton fast-food restaurant. 

Emergency services were called astatine 8.28pm connected Thursday, which was besides Halloween, to reports of a occurrence astatine a Wendy's edifice connected Western Road, Brighton.

The 4 12-year-old girls suffered "potentially life-changing" injuries, according to Sussex police, and were taken to hospital.

They stay successful superior but unchangeable conditions.

Sussex Police and the occurrence work are inactive looking into the origin of the incident, but said nary fireworks were involved.

The incidental was accidental, according to the occurrence and rescue service, and members of the nationalist were not astatine risk.

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Three occurrence engines, an aerial appliance and specializer officers attended.

The constabulary unit said they would not merchandise much accusation astatine this clip arsenic they are "being delicate towards the injuries of the radical involved".

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"Our thoughts are with those recovering from this incidental successful our Brighton restaurant," a spokesperson for Wendy's said.

"The information of our customers and employees is our highest priority. We are continuing to enactment with the section constabulary authorities connected their investigation."