I have been kind of following a thread on the Coping and Compassion board.
The mom has a son DS's age. On Halloween he stayed at a friend's house. The next day the friend's mom went to work and left 3 boys at the house alone. They had a campfire the night before, and the boys wanted to light it again. The kid who lives there poured GASOLINE on the fire pit, the flames roared up, he dropped the gas can and the gas splashed all over one of the other boys (the son of the mom who is posting) and his leg caught on fire.
He tried "stop, drop, roll" but it didn't work. He jumped in a swimming pool, then he moved inside to the bathtub. He was taken to the hospital where they first said he wouldn't need skin grafts, but then it was decided that grafts were necessary.
I just read more today. It turns out the boy's "friends" convinced him the burns weren't that bad and they waited about an HOUR before they called for help! They were so worried that they would get in trouble for playing with the gas that they delayed getting help for him! The mom is trying to deal with her injured son, a ton of medical bills, filing claims with the people's homeowners insurance, etc.
I told DS about the thread after I first read it. With this new info I need to talk to him more, and make sure he knows if somebody catches on fire you call 911 RIGHT THIS MINUTE!