PrincessArky
07-10-2008, 08:11 AM
BASTROP, LA (AP) - Officials say a 7-month-old boy was severely burned when the bed he was lying on in a Bastrop home caught fire.
Ric Abbott, arson investigator with the state Fire Marshal's Office, says the infant was airlifted to LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport for treatment of burns, which covered more than 40 percent of his body.
Officials say the infant's grandfather, David Whitmore, rushed to the baby when he heard him crying Tuesday.
Investigators believe the fire was the result of an electrical problem in the bedroom. The fire reached the bed and ignited the baby's mattress.
Fire officials say the investigation is ongoing.
http://www.ksla.com/global/story.asp?s=8647774
Ric Abbott, arson investigator with the state Fire Marshal's Office, says the infant was airlifted to LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport for treatment of burns, which covered more than 40 percent of his body.
Officials say the infant's grandfather, David Whitmore, rushed to the baby when he heard him crying Tuesday.
Investigators believe the fire was the result of an electrical problem in the bedroom. The fire reached the bed and ignited the baby's mattress.
Fire officials say the investigation is ongoing.
http://www.ksla.com/global/story.asp?s=8647774