A patient at a Perth hospital has suffered serious burns after a fire broke out in the operating theatre mid-surgery.
A male patient was in surgery at St John of God Subiaco Hospital in Perth’s CBD on Tuesday when a blaze erupted inside the operating theatre.
The man is believed to have suffered severe burns during the incident.
Doctors attempted to treat the man before transporting him to the State Burns Service at the Fiona Stanley Hospital.
As of Friday afternoon, the man is understood to be in critical but stable condition.
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