Boy Improving After Being Burned Playing With Fire

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Updated: 8:34 PM Sep 3, 2008 Boy Improving After Being Burned Playing With Fire Police say the five-year-old was injured when he and some friends were playing with fire and a bottle of liquid accelerant. Posted: 5:40 PM Sep 2, 2008

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A young boy is recovering from serious burns after he was injured while playing.

Police in Russell Springs say five-year-old Caleb Farris and his friends were playing with fire and a water bottle filled with a liquid accelerant.

Police say the bottle caught fire, scaring a child who then threw it in the air. The bottle fell on Farris, causing second and third degree burns on his chest and face.

He was flown to UK Hospital with critical injuries, but was upgraded to serious condition Wednesday.

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Posted by: Jay Location: KY on Sep 6, 2008 at 11:08 AM

AMEN, Fred..let's concentrate on praying for the recovery of this child instead of passing judgement on the parents.
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Posted by: Fred Location: Lexington on Sep 6, 2008 at 08:19 AM

"Where was Dad? Where was Mom? Where was the parents?". Reality check people...do you all seriously watch your children 24-7? Do you and your spouses take turns sleeping so you can monitor your child while they sleep? Do you go to the bathroom and bathe with your children? Look. Here's the facts. Children will get into things. That's what they do. You CANNOT child-proof the world, no matter how hard you try. It was a horrible accident. Period. Quit focusing on blame and focus on praying for the child. I'll tell you one thing though, I just wish I could be as perfect a parent as you all obviously are...
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Posted by: JOHN Location: LIBERTY on Sep 4, 2008 at 08:10 PM

What about the Russell County Middle School ceiling collapse?
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