A TEENAGER suffered serious burns in an incident in the rear garden of a derelict house.
Police said the 14-year-old was playing with friends in Pennywell, in Sunderland, at 3.45pm on Saturday.
He suffered burns to his body and arms and was last night stable in hospital.
A 17-year-old youth has been arrested.
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