A MAN suffered significant burns when his caravan caught fire last night (Monday). The security guard was looking after a building site in

A MAN suffered significant burns when his caravan caught fire last night (Monday).

The security guard was looking after a building site in Blue Bridge Road, Brookmans Park, when the accident, which is believed to involve a generator, took place at around 7pm.

Police, fire crews and an ambulance attended and the man was taken to the QE2 Hospital in WGC with burns to his hands and face.

He was later transferred to a specialist burns unit at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, Essex.

Police said the fire is being treated as an accident.