West Metro Fire had another reminder of the dangers of children and fire today when a 6-year-old boy set afire a mattress where his mother and an infant sibling was sleeping.
The mother was awakened by a smoke detector and sprinklers doused the fire before firefighters arrived, according to West Metro Fire.
The incident in the Concordia Apartments in Lakewood, following a condo fire started by a 7-year-old Littleton boy last week, prompted the agency to issue a warning to parents.
“West Metro Fire reminds parents that any child displaying an interest in fire as young as three years old can receive free education with West Metro Fire,” according to the statement. “This fire also reminds everyone that smoke alarms save lives. Keep fresh batteries in your smoke alarm and test it regularly.”
Logan Miles, the 7-year-old burned in a Littleton condo fire last Friday, is receiving treatment at the Shriners Hospitals for Children-Northern California in Sacramento.
He accidentally ignited a condominium fire while playing with a lighter in a closet, after he had been admonished by his mother for playing with fire.
He was burned on more than 80 percent of his body.
His mother, Jill, also suffered serious burns.
A statement this week from the family said Logan had skin-graft surgery Monday morning for about five hours to cover burns on his feet, lower legs, arms, his chest and the less severely burned portions of his hands.
His right hand was badly damaged, the family said in their statement. Logan was given a tracheostomy and feeding tube.
Donations to the Logan Miles and Family medical fund can be made at Wells Fargo banks, West Metro Fire said.
