Scalded boy treated in hospital

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A toddler is being treated in hospital after he was scalded with hot water at a house in Warwickshire.

The 18-month-old boy had to be airlifted to hospital after the accident in Rugby on Saturday.

He suffered 20 per cent scalds to his legs but his injuries are not life-threatening, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.

It is not yet clear how the accident happened. The boy is being treated at Birmingham Children's Hospital.