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A three-year-old boy has been left with horrific burns after molten wax from a floating Chinese lantern fell from the sky and scalded him.
Cael Jones was celebrating bonfire night at a family fireworks party in Penycae, near Wrexham in North Wales, when the accident happened.
His mother, Emma Foulkes, called it 'the worst night of my life', and has called for the lanterns to be banned before anyone else is hurt.
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk...
Cael and 20 other children each released a lantern and made a wish but as one of the light displays floated up into the night sky, its candle burner fell on to the little boy's face. Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk...
Originally posted by The Wave
reply to post by SLAYER69
Hi
Personally think they should all be banned as well! :-)
Peace!
Originally posted by davespanners
reply to post by JonInMichigan
I don't think it's wax that they use (I know thats what the article says, but it is the Daily Mail) the ones I have in the cupboard use something that looks like a fire lighter, and some others I have seen have some kind of flammable gel.
Not sure what it's made of though
Originally posted by RestingInPieces
Ban people from letting aerial containers holding scorching oil and scolding wax into the air, to drift unguided over populated areas?
Rubbish!