Baby boy rushed to hospital in critical condition after suffering severe oil burns

A BABY boy has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after suffering severe burns at a home in Mudgeeraba on the Gold Coast.

Emergency services rushed to the scene just before 9.00am following reports an infant had suffered severe burns.

Paramedics have confirmed the 10-month-old boy suffered oil burns to his body from a hot fryer.

He has been taken in a serious condition to the Royal Brisbane Hospital for emergency treatment.