Two children injured in kitchen fire
By Ethan Smith
Published in News on January 14, 2017 1:41 PM
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A 12-year-old and an 8-year-old were both seriously injured in a kitchen fire Saturday at a home on Murphy Street. Officials say the kids each suffered burns to the face and chest area.
A quick-burning fire on a kitchen counter inside 1609 Murphy St. around noon today left two children injured, each with significant burns to their face and chest.
Assistant Goldsboro Fire Chief James Farfour said two children, ages 8 and 12, were roasting marshmallows by burning rubbing alcohol in a pan on top of the kitchen counter.
Things "got out of hand," Farfour said.
The children were both taken by Wayne County EMS to Wayne Memorial Hospital for treatment, Farfour said.
The fire did not spread past the pan on the counter the children were using, he said.
"There was an adult present," Farfour said.
Farfour added he did not know the adult's relationship to the children, or what the adult was doing at the time of the fire broke out.
The Goldsboro Police Department also responded to the fire.