In Moscow, a teenager suffered burns to 20% of his body while trying to refuel a lighter.

A thirteen-year-old teenager was injured by flames when he tried to refill a lighter with a gas canister in an apartment in Moscow. This was announced on March 3 by a source of Izvestia.

According to the source, the boy has first, second and third degree burns. His face, neck, arms, body and thighs were injured.

At the time of the incident, the teenager's father was in the next room. An inspection is underway.

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