A TEENAGER suffered serious injuries after falling into a bonfire.

The 15-year-old boy, of Wallbrook Crescent, Little Hulton, was helping his father and brother burn a pile of rubbish in the garden when he is believed to have fallen into the fire.

He suffered serious burns to his legs and was admitted to the Royal Bolton Hospital after the accident at 3.30pm yesterday.

Ambulance paramedics said the teenager remained conscious through his ordeal.