In Oha, an 8-year-old boy suffered burns on over 90% of his body due to burning tablets.
At night, in an apartment at 60 Ten to Soviet Union Street in Oha (Sakhlin region), a tablet caught fire next to a sleeping child. The fire spread to the furniture, and the room quickly filled with acrid smoke.
The mother and the eldest son visited at that moment; After returning, she was able to get the young woman out of the smoky apartment before firefighters arrived.
The boy was admitted to the hospital with burns on 90% of his body - according to the emergency services, his condition is serious.
The rescue forces extinguished the fire in an area of 5 square meters.
Upon the actual incident, an inspection is carried out according to the violation of fire safety requirements section; The final cause of the fire will be determined by an expert examination.
Office of Emergency Situations experts remind: Lithium-ion batteries can catch fire in seconds if they are overheated, mechanically damaged or charged in a damaged unit - leaving gadgets near sleeping children and on flammable surfaces is dangerous.