Playing with a lighter and burning paper caused a fire, two children in Nghe An suffered severe burns.
(Baonghean.vn) - Khang and Phat were playing with a lighter burning paper, causing the blanket and mattress in the bedroom to catch fire. The fire then spread to the electrical wires, burning the electric fan and air conditioner, causing the two children to suffer burns and smoke inhalation.
On the morning of June 18, in Phu Thanh village, Quynh Long commune (Quynh Luu), a fire broke out, causing two children to suffer severe burns.
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| Fire scene. Photo: Huu Tinh |
Accordingly, at around 9 o'clock, two children Le Minh Khang and Bui Tien Phat (both born in 2017) while playing in the bedroom of the family of Bui Phuc Dong and Le Thi Thanh (parents of Bui Tien Phat) played with a lighter to burn paper, causing the blanket and mattress to catch fire. The fire then spread to the electrical wires, burning the electric fan and air conditioner.
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| Bui Tien Phat suffered severe burns after the fire. Photo: Huu Tinh |
Discovering the fire, family members quickly tried to put out the fire, opened the door to take the two children out who were suffocated by smoke and took them to the hospital for emergency treatment with severe burns to the face, chest, arms and legs.
