A MAN sustained burn injuries and required hospital treatment after a barbeque fire on Portland.

Dorset Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) was called to an address in Easton on the island shortly after 7pm yesterday evening.

Firefighters found a man had sustained burns after he used lighter fluid on a barbeque, which caused it to flare up and go out of control.

The fire was extinguished by a bucket of water before prior to the arrival of firefighters, and the man was taken to hospital by South Western Ambulance Service for treatment.

A spokesman for DFRS said: “With the spell of warmer weather we have had recently, people have been enjoying barbeques.

“But we urge the public to allow enough time to enjoy these safely and not be tempted to use accelerants as they can react in an unpredictable manner.”