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Danya Bazaraa

Girl, 11, left with serious burns 'after spilling Primark nail glue on leggings'

An 11-year-old girl was left with serious burns after reportedly spilling 'a few drops' of Primark nail glue on her leggings.

Lilly Worsfold's mum said the schoolgirl was "screaming in agony" and claims the cotton and lycra leggings 'melted' and started smoking.

Nursery manager Louise, 31, says her daughter had to be rushed to hospital and sent to a specialist burns unit.

Lilly has been left with scars on her legs, can't go swimming and has to keep her legs elevated as much as possible, her mum says.

Louise, of Farnborough, Hants, has called for Primark to take the 60p product off the shelves.

Lilly Worsfold, 11, was left with serious burns (Jon Bond - The Sun)

The mum said Lilly had used the product before.

"But on this occasion she spilt a tiny amount of the glue on her leggings and they suddenly started smoking, I’ve never seen anything like it," Louise told The Sun.

"Lilly was screaming in agony, I pulled her leggings off as quickly as I could. They were red-hot and starting to stick to her skin.

"I rushed her to hospital and they sent us to a specialist burns unit - now they’re saying she may have to have skin grafts."

Lilly had to be taken to hospital because of her burns (Jon Bond - The Sun)

Louise said she'd let her daughter buy some plastic nails and nail glue as a treat for the summer holidays.

She said the nails were marketed for children.

But now, Louise says Lilly is scared of starting secondary school in September because of the scars on her legs.

The mum says she has complained to Primark, who have asked her to send the glue in for investigation.

A Primark spokesman told The Sun they take the safety of their customers very seriously - as well as the quality of their products.

He insisted the nail glue complies with EU safety standards and is made of ingredients which are commonly used in similar products on the market.

Primark said the ingredients are labelled on the packaging, which contains the necessary warnings about skin contact.

The spokesman said they were sorry to hear about the customer's experience and are in touch to investigate the complaint.

Mirror Online has contacted Primark for further comment.

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