Toddler who set himself on fire ‘serious but stable’

A toddler has been seriously injured after accidentally setting himself on fire at his home in Ballymena.

Toddler who set himself on fire ‘serious but stable’

Neighbours believe the boy might have been handling an aerosol close to a lighted candle. It is understood he ran outside with his clothes blazing and was helped by passers-by.

Carol Moody, whose chip shop is close to the toddler’s house in the Larne Rd area, provided buckets of water to help extinguish the flames.

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