Four people are in induced comas in a critical condition after a boat exploded on the Hawkesbury River north of Sydney on Easter Sunday.
NSW Ambulance has confirmed four of the eight people on board are fighting for life with critical burns.
More than a dozen emergency search and rescue crews were called to a marina at Brooklyn near Danger Island about 5.10pm on Sunday after reports a vessel was alight.
A mother and her daughter narrowly escaped serious injury after eight people suffered burns and smoke inhalation in the explosion at Brooklyn near Danger Island on Sunday afternoon.
The four critically injured people on board were rushed to Royal North Shore Hospital under police escort.
Another two patients were transferred to Westmead Hospital in a serious condition, while the remaining two others were treated at the scene.
“NSW Ambulance along with other emergency services established a triage area to assess all of our patients,” NSW Ambulance inspector David Morris said in a statement on Sunday evening.
“Once the area was established, patients were reassessed by NSW Ambulance medical teams.
“NSW Police provided assistance in escorting these patients to various hospitals with medical teams awaiting their arrival.”
Fire and Rescue NSW said firefighters were tasked with driving ambulances to allow paramedics to treat patients in transit because of the seriousness of their injuries.
The vessel has sunk in shallow water with a slow fuel leak, with hazardous materials experts called in to contain it.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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