A group of 12-year-old girls have been left with potentially life-changing injuries following a fire at a Wendy’s fast food restaurant in Brighton.
The four children were eating at the chain on Western Road when the blaze broke out at around 8.30pm on Halloween.
Social media users described the incident as an ‘explosion’, but it is understood there is nothing to suggest fireworks were involved.
All four girls remain in hospital for treatment today.
A spokesperson for Sussex Police said: ‘Four 12-year-old girls sustained potentially life-changing burns injuries following an incident at Wendy’s in Western Road, Brighton, around 8.30pm on Thursday 31 October.
‘They remain in hospital at this time, and our enquiries to establish the cause of the fire are ongoing.’
Officers confirmed they were not seeking anyone else in connection with the fire, but are continuing to investigate.
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