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| Teen suffers severe bonfire burns | Teen suffers severe bonfire burns |
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| A teenager from Londonderry is being treated in hospital for severe burns after an accident at a bonfire in the Bogside on Friday. | A teenager from Londonderry is being treated in hospital for severe burns after an accident at a bonfire in the Bogside on Friday. |
| The 16-year-old is in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast with face and neck injuries. | The 16-year-old is in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast with face and neck injuries. |
| His mother, who did not want to be identified, said it had been a horrendous experience. | |
| "To be disfigured, wake up and realise they don't look like themselves, that's terrifying," she said. | |
| "It's difficult for anybody to deal with, never mind a 16-year-old boy." | "It's difficult for anybody to deal with, never mind a 16-year-old boy." |
| She said people needed to be more aware of the threat posed by fire. | She said people needed to be more aware of the threat posed by fire. |
| "Out of this, if anybody could hear me and realise the dangers of being too close to fire and bonfires and realise it's just not worth it," she added. | |
| Dominic Bonner from the Children's Commission said bonfires must be better managed to prevent serious injury. | Dominic Bonner from the Children's Commission said bonfires must be better managed to prevent serious injury. |
| "Even if you put all the safety procedures in place it is difficult to manage. | "Even if you put all the safety procedures in place it is difficult to manage. |
| "Obviously, people have to look at other models across the UK who do have bonfires in place and see how they manage it and learn from that," he said. | "Obviously, people have to look at other models across the UK who do have bonfires in place and see how they manage it and learn from that," he said. |
| Meanwhile, in a separate incident a 10-year-old boy had to be treated for smoke inhalation at a bonfire in the Rosemount area of the city on Monday. | |
| An ambulance attended the scene, but he was not taken to hospital. | An ambulance attended the scene, but he was not taken to hospital. |