The child received 90% of body burns due to the exploding battery of the tablet on Sakhalin

In the city of Oha on Sakhalin there was a fire in a five-storey house on the street 60 years of the USSR. An eight-year-old boy suffered burns to 90% of his body. This was reported in the regional Department of Emergencies.

According to preliminary data, at night in one of the apartments exploded battery tablet. Then the sofa caught fire. At the time of the fire, the mother, who alone brings up two children, was visiting with her eldest son. The youngest child stayed home.

Neighbors left the smoky room on their own. Emergencies Ministry employees arrived four minutes after the call and extinguished the fire on an area of five square meters. The victim was hospitalized in intensive care in an extremely serious condition.

The Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia in the Sakhalin region began a pre-investigation check. Experts establish the exact cause of the fire and the severity of harm to the health of the child. The actions of parents to ensure their safety will also be assessed.