By Kelly Eve

Last updated at 10:21, Monday, 30 August 2010

A baby girl was flown to hospital in Newcastle with serious burns after she was hurt at the Solfest music festival.

Police say the 15-month-old girl suffered burns to her chest and neck from a pan of hot water in a campervan.

The Pride of Cumbria helicopter was called to the festival camping area at Tarns, near Aspatria, to take the baby directly to Newcastle General Hospital for specialist paedeatric burns treatment.

Yesterday, the youngster’s condition was said to be stable and her injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.

A consultant at the north east specialist unit is expected to make a decision today on what further treatment is needed.

It is understood the baby girl was with her parents, who had travelled from Oxford for the event. Police are continuing their investigations into the incident.

Jane Peacock, from the Great North Air Ambulance Service that operates the Pride of Cumbria, said: “The air ambulance was dispatched to the Solfest site at 8.52am on Saturday to reports that a one-year-old baby girl had serious burns. We were actioned by the North West Ambulance Service and she was flown directly to the Newcastle General Hospital where there is a specialist burns unit.”

Solfest organisers expected 10,000 people at the three-day festival this bank holiday weekend.

Solfest is recognised as being a family-friendly festival and around 2,000 children join their families at the event.

Police inspector Dennis Kelly, who has been heading a team of officers at the festival site over the weekend, praised organisers and revellers yesterday afternoon. He said there had been less than 10 arrests so far for offences of being drunk and disorderly, suspected drug abuse and drink-driving.

Inspector Kelly said: “The festival has been going really well. There have been a small number of incidents which we are investigating. We’ve had an on-site uniformed presence all weekend and there have not been a lot of arrests. The relationship we’ve got with the supervisors, stewards and organisers is fairly good. Everyone is committed to making sure it goes well.”

First published at 09:39, Monday, 30 August 2010
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