SIX people were injured after a gas heater caught fire and exploded on a campsite near Witney.

The incident happened at the Hardwick Park Campsite on Saturday and emergency services were called at 10.30pm.

Four members of one family had been woken when a gas heater being used to warm the tent caught fire and exploded.

Two members of staff at the campsite assisted in getting the family out and putting out the fire.

All six people were treated by the ambulance service.