Oxford boy recovering after burn injuries
OXFORD – An eleven-year-old boy who had 70 percent of his body covered in third and second degree burns has returned home and will begin attending regular classes on Monday.
The boy, Tiger, says he feels “good, good and happy.”
Tiger’s injuries included burns to his face, neck and chest. “I heard about it at work, I was petrified,” said Tiger’s father, Steve Apgar.
On Sept. 13, emergency crews rushed to the scene of an apparent chemical fire explosion at the apartment complex on Chenango Street, Oxford.
Tiger and another boy age 12 were playing with a dangerous fluid solution comprised of 25 percent “nitro fluid,” commonly found in radio-controlled racing cars.
Sean M. Rose, 19, had allegedly discarded the container in the apartment dumpster. Police later charged Rose with endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, for tossing the quart-sized bottle of nitro fuel into dumpster. Tiger said Rose came over to him and the other boy and yelled at them not to go near the dumpster.
“I don’t have any ill-will towards the kid; he told them not to touch it so obviously he didn’t understand how eleven-year-old boys operate. I don’t wish him bad, I just wish he hadn’t done it. I wish my son hadn’t grabbed it,” said Steve.
In the explosion, liquid was thrown from the area as a result material splashed on the two boys, causing severe injury. One was rushed by helicopter to Syracuse Hospital. The second boy was taken to Wilson in Binghamton. Later, as a precaution, he was transported to the Syracuse Medical Burn Center.
The flammable liquid ignited the boys’ clothing and burned Tiger severely.
“He was holding the jug in his left hand when it caught fire. You can see where it rolled up his arm to the rest of his torso,” said Steve.
After three separate surgeries to graph skin and repair cosmetic damage, Tiger was finally released after spending 29 days at the Syracuse Burn Center.
“For a while we didn’t even know if he was going to pull through. When we first saw him it looked awful. You can’t imagine,” said Steve.
Steve said the community help the family out tremendously and said the Oxford School district was incredibly helpful. Steve said his son is recovering remarkably well and doing much better. Tiger attended half a day of class on Monday visiting with friends and teachers he will return again today and resume regular classes on Monday.
This Sunday, there will be a benefit for Tiger at 1 p.m. at the VFW in Norwich, all are welcome.
The boy, Tiger, says he feels “good, good and happy.”
Tiger’s injuries included burns to his face, neck and chest. “I heard about it at work, I was petrified,” said Tiger’s father, Steve Apgar.
On Sept. 13, emergency crews rushed to the scene of an apparent chemical fire explosion at the apartment complex on Chenango Street, Oxford.
Tiger and another boy age 12 were playing with a dangerous fluid solution comprised of 25 percent “nitro fluid,” commonly found in radio-controlled racing cars.
Sean M. Rose, 19, had allegedly discarded the container in the apartment dumpster. Police later charged Rose with endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, for tossing the quart-sized bottle of nitro fuel into dumpster. Tiger said Rose came over to him and the other boy and yelled at them not to go near the dumpster.
“I don’t have any ill-will towards the kid; he told them not to touch it so obviously he didn’t understand how eleven-year-old boys operate. I don’t wish him bad, I just wish he hadn’t done it. I wish my son hadn’t grabbed it,” said Steve.
In the explosion, liquid was thrown from the area as a result material splashed on the two boys, causing severe injury. One was rushed by helicopter to Syracuse Hospital. The second boy was taken to Wilson in Binghamton. Later, as a precaution, he was transported to the Syracuse Medical Burn Center.
The flammable liquid ignited the boys’ clothing and burned Tiger severely.
“He was holding the jug in his left hand when it caught fire. You can see where it rolled up his arm to the rest of his torso,” said Steve.
After three separate surgeries to graph skin and repair cosmetic damage, Tiger was finally released after spending 29 days at the Syracuse Burn Center.
“For a while we didn’t even know if he was going to pull through. When we first saw him it looked awful. You can’t imagine,” said Steve.
Steve said the community help the family out tremendously and said the Oxford School district was incredibly helpful. Steve said his son is recovering remarkably well and doing much better. Tiger attended half a day of class on Monday visiting with friends and teachers he will return again today and resume regular classes on Monday.
This Sunday, there will be a benefit for Tiger at 1 p.m. at the VFW in Norwich, all are welcome.
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