Crime & Safety
Boy, 3, Suffers Burns When Spray Paint Can Explodes
A 7-year-old boy called 911 when his brother was injured by an exploding spray paint can while burning trash, police said.
WILLIS, TX – A 3-year-old boy was severely burned Friday when a paint can exploded in a trash fire, officials said. Investigators with the Montgomery County Fire Marshal’s Office said the boy was outside with his 7-year-old brother in the 100 block of Birchwood Drive on Friday night when a spray paint can exploded.
The boy suffered second- and third-degree burns on more than 60 percent of his body. He was taken Shriner’s Hospital in Galveston in serious condition.
Officials said the 7-year-old brother called 911. Investigators have not said if the children were home alone without adult supervision when the boy was hurt.
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The case remains under investigation.
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