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Toddler Sets Himself On Fire While Playing With Hand Sanitizer And Lighter [GRAPHIC PHOTOS]

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A toddler was set on fire while playing with alcohol hand sanitizer and a lighter.

Captain Chuenbubpha, three, became engulfed in flames at his home in Samut Prakan, Thailand after the highly inflammable anti-Covid-19 sanitizer was squirted on him which then ignited.

The family show a photograph of the burned toddler in hospital
The family show a photograph of the burned toddler in hospital (Photo Credit: Viral Press)
The child's mum lays out the lad's scorched clothes
The family show a photograph of the burned toddler in hospital (Photo Credit: Viral Press)

The incident happened on Wednesday when Captain and older brother Nonoe, five, were fooling around while getting ready for school.

The younger of the two squirted the sanitizer all over his arms and hands, then splashed it onto his uniform and fired it at his brother.

His brother squirted back at the young boy.

But the two boys then picked up a cigarette lighter they took from their parents’ bedroom drawers which they then lit.

Captain, who had the most alcohol gels on his shirt, was immediately engulfed in flames within a few seconds during the horror incident last Wednesday.

Their uncle, Thanwa Chuenbubpha, 26, has spoken about the incident as a warning to other parents about the danger of the gel.

Thanwa was having breakfast downstairs with the parents, then rushed to the room upstairs when he heard the children screaming.

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He said he did not know what to do at first after seeing his nephew burning on his neck, chest, and arms.

Thanwa said: “I ran to the kids when I heard them crying. I did whatever I could to stop the fire as soon as possible before it burns the boy more.”

The hand gel which the boy quirted on himself
The hand gel which the boy quirted on himself (Photo Credit: Viral Press)

The worried uncle used his bare hands to kill the flames before tearing the uniform out of the crying boy.

He added: ”I smothered him to put out the flames. They were extinguished quickly but he still had injuries all over his body.”

Captain was later taken to the hospital in an ambulance.

The child has recovered well with minor burns after staying at the hospital for one night.

It comes after warnings of what can happen if gel is left in warm vehicles, a fire department has warned.

The Western Lakes First District in Wisconsin, US, posted a photo of a burned-out car door on Facebook, explaining how most hand sanitizers are alcohol-based and therefore flammable.

The boy's quick-thinking uncle Thanwa Chuenbubpha saved the boy
The boy’s quick-thinking uncle Thanwa Chuenbubpha saved the boy (Photo Credit: Viral Press)
Western Lakes First District in Wisconsin posted a photo of a car door that was burnt when hand sanitiser set alight
Western Lakes First District in Wisconsin posted a photo of a car door that was burnt when hand sanitiser set alight.

Source: UK Sun

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