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Urgent beach warning as young girl suffers burns after walking on BBQ ‘covered in sand' by people who left area

AN urgent warning has been issued to beachgoers after a young girl suffered burns from a barbecue that was covered up with sand on the beach. Thousands flocked to beaches across the country on Saturday and Sunday as Ireland soaked in the sunshine on the hottest weekend of the year. Advertisement However, one child was injured and emergency services were alerted after a horror incident on Murlough beach in Co The young girl was walking through the sand dunes on the popular The barbecue, which had been used earlier in the day, was still hot and had been covered up with a "thin layer" of sand by people who later left the beach. The barbecue was invisible to anyone walking over the area - including the girl who unsuspecting stepped on it and suffered burns to her feet. Advertisement READ MORE IN NEWS An ambulance was called for the young child and the Kilkeel Coastguard attended the scene of the incident, along with the Newcastle Coastgaurd. The Newcastle Coastguard is now urging beachgoers not to use disposable BBQs on the beach because of the risk they present to both people and animals. The also highlighted the danger of wildfires amid the A spokesperson said: "Newcastle Coastguard team was tasked to Murlough beach on Sunday afternoon to assist the Ambulance Service after a young girl suffered burns to her feet. Advertisement MOST READ ON THE IRISH SUN Latest "The girl had been walking in the dunes when she accidentally walked onto a disposable barbecue. Watch terrifying moment wildfires engulf roadside near busy Irish town "It is believed the barbecue had been used earlier and, being too hot to remove, was covered with a thin layer of sand before those who used it left the beach. "Now invisible to walkers, the girl didn't realise it was there. "We would appeal to visitors to Murlough and other coastal areas not to bring disposable barbecues." Advertisement They continued: "Set aside the risk of wildfires, they are dangerous to unsuspecting walkers and dogs." RAGING WILDFIRES The warning comes amid raging wildfires in Co Fire crews from a number of different units in Roscommon and All roads leading into the Gorthaganny area were closed by Advertisement The dramatic footage provided to the Irish Sun show how a section of the wildfire has come very close to the roadside. 'THE FIRE SPREAD EVERYWHERE' A local resident told us he was at the lake near the forest enjoying the warmer weather Describing the horror ordeal Bruno Thenner said: "We were stuck in the lake area for more than two hours without being able to get out. "The fire was crossing from one side of the road to the other, and some cars were trapped in the middle of the fire. And gardai have closed all sides [of the road] because the fire spread everywhere. Advertisement "There were a lot of children in the area, and no one knew how long we would be trapped there. "We managed to get out, but there were a lot of 1 The BBQ is understood to have been left in the sand by other beachgoers Credit: Alamy