Jul 10, 2009 11:08 pm US/Eastern
Girl Catches Fire Making Smores In Fire Pit
BOSTON (WBZ) ―
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Boston fire officials say the girl suffered second and third degree burns over 30 percent of her body.
WBZ
A 5-year-old girl suffered serious burns Friday evening when her dress caught fire while she was making smores in a fire pit, Boston fire officials said.
The incident happened at a home on Bradford Street.
Fire officials said as the girl was making smores in the pit, someone used an igniting fluid to accelerate the fire, which caught the girl's dress on fire.
Her father grabbed her and pulled her away from the pit, burning his own hands in the process.
Her mother wrapped the girl in towels, and she was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital.
She suffered second and third degree burns on 30 percent of her body, officials said. Her father's burns are minor. Officials said she was burned from her face down to her hip.
Witnesses described the sound of the fire igniting as an explosion. Several rushed to help.
Boston fire officials said fire pits are illegal in the city.
"The child was too close to the fire. This is an illegal fire pit that we don't allow in the city of Boston," said Boston fire Chief Quentin Lee. "And it was uncovered. Had it been covered, it probably would have protected the child."
All outdoor fire pits, even ones you can buy at the store, are illegal in the city of Boston. The laws vary from city to city, so officials say residents in other towns should check their city laws on fire pits.
The incident is under investigation.
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