ENUMCLAW, Wash. (AP) - A King County sheriff’s spokesman says two young boys described as best friends have been seriously injured in an explosion outside a home in Enumclaw, Washington.
A fire official says the boys apparently were using gasoline at a campfire. KCPQ-TV reports that King County Fire District 28 Chief Randy Fehr says a 10-year-old boy suffered burns over 80 percent of his body Friday afternoon. He was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
Fehr says the second boy, now described as 9 years old, suffered burns to less than 10 percent of his body. He was taken to Harborview by medics.
The sheriff’s spokesman says detectives are investigating the case as a tragic accident.
Enumclaw is about 35 miles southeast of Seattle.
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