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9-Year-Old Retard Liberal Boy Being Treated at OC Burn Center After Stepping in Fire Ring at SC Beach
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Aug 14, 2017, 12:36:29 AM8/14/17
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By Eric Heinz
A 9-year-old boy is being treated at Orange County Global
Medical Center’s burn center in Santa Ana after he accidentally
stepped into a cement fire ring that contained smoldering embers
on Friday, Aug. 4 near T-Street Beach according to officials
with Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA).
Capt. Steve Concialdi, a spokesperson for OCFA, said the boy and
his family were at the beach around 6:30 p.m. when the boy was
playing and started jumping on and off the edges of the fire
ring. At one point, the boy stepped into the fire ring and
received second- and third-degree burns to his right leg and
foot.
Concialdi said it’s more than likely that the boy was burned by
smoldering embers of a fire left by another person or people, as
the family said they had not started their own fire and no hot
glow or flames were visible in the bright sunlight. The boy was
taken by ambulance by OCFA to a nearby landing spot for Mercy
Air Services and flown to the Santa Ana burn center, where he
was submitted in moderate condition, but he is expected to
survive and did not lose any extremities, Concialdi said.
“The message we want to send out to people is that you should
never play around a fire ring,” Concialdi said. ”
Fire rings are dotted across the beaches that are under the
jurisdiction of the city of San Clemente, where San Clemente
Marine Safety Division officials will periodically empty them.
Marine Safety Officer Ian Burton said even if the fires are out,
people who bring their own fire-containing devices must dump out
hot embers into the fire rings before they leave the beach. Fire
containers are legal, but they must be equipped with legs,
according to city ordinance.
The fire rings are as much a gathering spot as they are a safety
deposit for hot coals or wood, as required by the city.
“There’s also the fact that people burn wood pallets that still
have nails in them,” Burton said. “The wood burns, but the nails
remain, so it’s never a good idea to play around them. Glass and
other things also get in there, unfortunately. You never know.
You could be down there at 10 a.m., and someone’s fire from the
night before may still be burning under the ashes. You also
can’t know how deep it is.”
Concialdi said anyone who has experienced severe burns should
call for medical attention and seek treatment at a nearby burn
center.
http://www.sanclementetimes.com/9-year-old-boy-treated-occ-burn-
center-stepping-fire-ring-sc-beach/
A 9-year-old boy is being treated at Orange County Global
Medical Center’s burn center in Santa Ana after he accidentally
stepped into a cement fire ring that contained smoldering embers
on Friday, Aug. 4 near T-Street Beach according to officials
with Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA).
Capt. Steve Concialdi, a spokesperson for OCFA, said the boy and
his family were at the beach around 6:30 p.m. when the boy was
playing and started jumping on and off the edges of the fire
ring. At one point, the boy stepped into the fire ring and
received second- and third-degree burns to his right leg and
foot.
Concialdi said it’s more than likely that the boy was burned by
smoldering embers of a fire left by another person or people, as
the family said they had not started their own fire and no hot
glow or flames were visible in the bright sunlight. The boy was
taken by ambulance by OCFA to a nearby landing spot for Mercy
Air Services and flown to the Santa Ana burn center, where he
was submitted in moderate condition, but he is expected to
survive and did not lose any extremities, Concialdi said.
“The message we want to send out to people is that you should
never play around a fire ring,” Concialdi said. ”
Fire rings are dotted across the beaches that are under the
jurisdiction of the city of San Clemente, where San Clemente
Marine Safety Division officials will periodically empty them.
Marine Safety Officer Ian Burton said even if the fires are out,
people who bring their own fire-containing devices must dump out
hot embers into the fire rings before they leave the beach. Fire
containers are legal, but they must be equipped with legs,
according to city ordinance.
The fire rings are as much a gathering spot as they are a safety
deposit for hot coals or wood, as required by the city.
“There’s also the fact that people burn wood pallets that still
have nails in them,” Burton said. “The wood burns, but the nails
remain, so it’s never a good idea to play around them. Glass and
other things also get in there, unfortunately. You never know.
You could be down there at 10 a.m., and someone’s fire from the
night before may still be burning under the ashes. You also
can’t know how deep it is.”
Concialdi said anyone who has experienced severe burns should
call for medical attention and seek treatment at a nearby burn
center.
http://www.sanclementetimes.com/9-year-old-boy-treated-occ-burn-
center-stepping-fire-ring-sc-beach/
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