Five teens burned at Alki Beach bonfire
Jun 12, 2012, 5:39 AM | Updated: Jun 13, 2012, 5:30 am
A Seattle Fire Department spokesman says five teens were burned after one of them poured an accelerant onto a bonfire in a fire pit at Alki Beach Park.
“I seen faces melted off, skin peeling off,” JJ Thomas, a witness at the scene tells KING 5. “It was real bad.”
Spokesman Kyle Moore says all five were taken to Harborview Medical Center’s burn unit after the beach bonfire flared up Monday night.
Two male teens were admitted to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition with second- and third-degree burns to their arms and faces. Three other teens, two boys and a girl, were less seriously burned.
Three of the four teenagers hospitalized were released Tuesday afternoon.
Seattle Fire Department spokesman Kyle Moore says the teens were burning school papers in a fire pit when one of the teens poured gasoline on the fire.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
