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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Ryan Merrifield

Teen severely burned after being hit by 'exploding aerosol can' at Reading Festival

A teenager suffered horrific second degree burns on her face and leg after being struck by what she fears was an exploding aerosol can at Reading Festival.

Leone Cook was sitting around a festival-permitted campfire with her partner and friends during the final hours of the bank holiday music event before the sudden blast left her in excruciating pain.

The 18-year-old's mum Redd Cook said it's not clear whether someone had thrown a can into the flames or if it had been placed there earlier as a "booby trap".

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