Boy, 2, burned after dad threw fuel on coal pot

A two-year-old boy is currently a patient of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after he was burnt when his father attempted to light a coal pot using fuel.

His father, 22-year-old Kevin Madramootoo, of Section ‘C’ Turkeyen, also sustained burns to his left foot. Speaking with Stabroek News, Madramootoo said that around 1 pm yesterday, he was about to prepare lunch using a coal pot.

He added that when he lit the coals, he threw gasoline into the coal pot,