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| A four-year-old has been badly burned after treading on red hot coals hidden under the sand on a beach. | A four-year-old has been badly burned after treading on red hot coals hidden under the sand on a beach. |
| Jojo Emmanuel from Tregof Village, Swansea Vale was so badly burned skin came off his feet when his parents poured cold water on them. | |
| His parents Dara and Andrew and sister Erin, five, had been enjoying a day out on the beach at Langland Bay in Gower. | His parents Dara and Andrew and sister Erin, five, had been enjoying a day out on the beach at Langland Bay in Gower. |
| Dara Emmanuel appealed to people to put out barbecues and fires using sea water rather than covering the sand. | Dara Emmanuel appealed to people to put out barbecues and fires using sea water rather than covering the sand. |
| Mrs Emmanuel said the family were enjoying a day on the beach with friends on Sunday when Jojo stumbled onto the covered over fire and was injured. | Mrs Emmanuel said the family were enjoying a day on the beach with friends on Sunday when Jojo stumbled onto the covered over fire and was injured. |
| She said: "It was the worst situation because we couldn't do anything to help | She said: "It was the worst situation because we couldn't do anything to help |
| I never ever want to go through that again and I never want anyone else to go through it either. Dara Emmanuel, mother | I never ever want to go through that again and I never want anyone else to go through it either. Dara Emmanuel, mother |
| "We were all in shock really, because it was such a nice day they were all happy, it just turned out to be a horrific, horrific day." | "We were all in shock really, because it was such a nice day they were all happy, it just turned out to be a horrific, horrific day." |
| A lifeguard came to the family's aid and tried to treat Jojo after the incident on Sunday. | A lifeguard came to the family's aid and tried to treat Jojo after the incident on Sunday. |
| His parents drove him to Morriston Hospital in Swansea where doctors treated him immediately. | His parents drove him to Morriston Hospital in Swansea where doctors treated him immediately. |
| Jojo was burnt on both feet, with the left the most badly injured, although doctors have said the burns are superficial and will not require skin grafts, she said. | Jojo was burnt on both feet, with the left the most badly injured, although doctors have said the burns are superficial and will not require skin grafts, she said. |
| The little boy still has his feet bandaged but his mother hopes he will be able to walk again within a couple of days. | The little boy still has his feet bandaged but his mother hopes he will be able to walk again within a couple of days. |
| Mrs Emmanuel said if there had been any sign of the fire smouldering under the sand, they would have moved away. | Mrs Emmanuel said if there had been any sign of the fire smouldering under the sand, they would have moved away. |
| She urged people making barbecues or beach fires to go down to the sea to put them out before they leave. | She urged people making barbecues or beach fires to go down to the sea to put them out before they leave. |
| Jojo Emmanuel stepped on the hot coals at Langland Bay | Jojo Emmanuel stepped on the hot coals at Langland Bay |
| "I never ever want to go through that again and I never want anyone else to go through it either. | "I never ever want to go through that again and I never want anyone else to go through it either. |
| "Just be sensible and finish what you're drinking or have a container and just go down to the sea and fill it up with water and put it out." | "Just be sensible and finish what you're drinking or have a container and just go down to the sea and fill it up with water and put it out." |
| She said a warning sign, urging parents to be vigilant for barbecues, would also be useful, as well as a step-by-step guide for people telling them how to put out their barbecues and beach fire. | She said a warning sign, urging parents to be vigilant for barbecues, would also be useful, as well as a step-by-step guide for people telling them how to put out their barbecues and beach fire. |
| Swansea Council has urged people to properly extinguish beach barbecue and fires. | Swansea Council has urged people to properly extinguish beach barbecue and fires. |
| A city council spokesman said: "The safety of the public is vitally important to us, and this is why dedicated beach cleaners are on site at the council beaches of Langland, Caswell, Port Eynon and Swansea Bay. | A city council spokesman said: "The safety of the public is vitally important to us, and this is why dedicated beach cleaners are on site at the council beaches of Langland, Caswell, Port Eynon and Swansea Bay. |
| "Once finished with, disposable barbecues that are still hot should be left next to the bins provided at the beaches so they can clearly be identified by our beach cleaners." | "Once finished with, disposable barbecues that are still hot should be left next to the bins provided at the beaches so they can clearly be identified by our beach cleaners." |