translated from Spanish: Joseph played with gasoline; an explosion burned his body 80%

Villa Unión, Mazatlan, Sinaloa.- Yesterday afternoon he was admitted to the Social Security clinic of the union of Villa Unión a child who suffered burns in 80 percent of his body. The infant was identified by his parents as 8-year-old Joseph. 

His health is reported as delicate. After the accident and being stabilized in the rural medical center, the little boy’s family valued his transfer to a medical institution in Mazatlan for more specialized care. The information obtained about this unfortunate event indicates that a group of minors were playing with a boat containing gasoline. For reasons not yet clarified, someone set him on fire and the contents exploded.

The little boy’s family valued his transfer to a medical institution in Mazatlan. Photo: THE DEBATE

The fireball hit Joseph, who suffered second- and third-degree burns to his body. The inhabitants of the community of El Pozole, belonging to the union of Villa Unión, requested an ambulance through the emergency numbers. Paramedics of the HORA group were sent to the community, which is located along the Mexico 15 highway to the south, before passing the Villa Unión bridge. Lifeguards stabilized the little boy and transferred him to the union’s IMSS clinic.

Original source in Spanish