Overview
- Police in Topsham, Maine, say two juveniles tried to light a backyard fire pit with gasoline.
- An apparent flash fire from the gas can spilled fuel onto a 12-year-old, causing severe burns.
- First responders found the boy on the home’s front porch with extensive burns.
- He was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland and then transferred to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he remains in serious condition.
- The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office says the cause remains under investigation, and a second juvenile was treated for smoke inhalation and released.