Man suffers serious burns after boat burst into flames in Sydney

A person has suffered critical burns to 35 per cent of his physique after a ship caught fireplace in Sydney. 

The 32-year-old was on board when the fireplace broke out on the boat at Akuna Bay Marina, in Pittwater on the Northern Beaches this afternoon.

He was burned on his arms, legs and face.

Emergency companies put out the blaze and the person has been taken to hospital.