They both suffered severe burns.
Two British tourist were injured in a boat explosion in Majorca A British couple were thrown from a boat and seriously injured after it exploded in Majorca. The pair, a 44-year-old man and 30-year-old woman, suffered second-degree burns in the blast at the Port of Palma today. They were reportedly handling the engine of a Zodiac-type semi-rigid boat at the time.
Footage from the scene showed a plume of black smoke rising into the air which was visible from several miles away. Police and other emergency responders including firefighters and paramedics raced to the scene after a series of emergency calls alerting the authorities to the incident shortly after noon. The fire was extinguished quickly but both vessels affected ended up sinking. The hospital the Brits have been taken to have not been named but it is understood to be a private clinic.
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