IAN CROUCH
A woman has suffered serious burns while burning off rubbish at Morpeth.
Emergency services were called to Mcfadyens Road at Phoenix Park just before 8.30am on Wednesday.
Police say a 48-year-old woman was burning waste in the yard and suffered moderate burns to her face when she threw petrol on the fire.
She's been airlifted to the John Hunter Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
