Somewhere in the background, I hear strains of music from Crosby, Stills and Nash.
"You, who are on the road,
Must have a code that you can live by.
"Teach Your Children Well," Crosby, Stills, and Nash
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Boy in critical condition after trying to re-enact 'Jackass' stunt
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - A 10-year-old boy was in serious
condition at a hospital after he was engulfed in flames Thursday
while trying to copy a stunt from a movie, officials said.
The boy's clothing caught fire when he and a 14-year-old friend
were playing with charcoal briquette lighter fluid and a lighter,
said Capt. Elio Pompa of the Glendale Fire Department.
"Our investigation tells us they were trying to act out a stunt
from the movie 'Jackass,"' Pompa said.
The boy received third-degree burns over 15 percent of his body,
mostly on his chest, back and shoulders. He also had second degree
burns with blistering, Pompa said.
Pompa said the boy did "stop, drop and roll" after the fire
started, which helped put out some of the flames.
The boy's friend doused him with a garden hose and ran to a
neighbor's to call 911.
"He's looking at surgeries, possibly (skin) grafts," Pompa
said. "Our concern was that we have children playing with a
flammable liquid and a lighter. That's a lethal, very dangerous
combination."
Pompa said the two boys, whose names weren't released, were
without adult supervision when the fire started.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
There must be a reason they call it "Jack***."
"You, who are on the road,
Must have a code that you can live by.
"Teach Your Children Well," Crosby, Stills, and Nash
---------------------------------------------------
Boy in critical condition after trying to re-enact 'Jackass' stunt
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - A 10-year-old boy was in serious
condition at a hospital after he was engulfed in flames Thursday
while trying to copy a stunt from a movie, officials said.
The boy's clothing caught fire when he and a 14-year-old friend
were playing with charcoal briquette lighter fluid and a lighter,
said Capt. Elio Pompa of the Glendale Fire Department.
"Our investigation tells us they were trying to act out a stunt
from the movie 'Jackass,"' Pompa said.
The boy received third-degree burns over 15 percent of his body,
mostly on his chest, back and shoulders. He also had second degree
burns with blistering, Pompa said.
Pompa said the boy did "stop, drop and roll" after the fire
started, which helped put out some of the flames.
The boy's friend doused him with a garden hose and ran to a
neighbor's to call 911.
"He's looking at surgeries, possibly (skin) grafts," Pompa
said. "Our concern was that we have children playing with a
flammable liquid and a lighter. That's a lethal, very dangerous
combination."
Pompa said the two boys, whose names weren't released, were
without adult supervision when the fire started.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
There must be a reason they call it "Jack***."

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