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| Child treated for burns in hospital after Ballymena fire | Child treated for burns in hospital after Ballymena fire |
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| A small child is in a critical condition in hospital after suffering burns during an incident on the Larne Road in Ballymena, County Antrim. | |
| The boy, who is believed to be four years of age, was found in the street at about 14:30 GMT. It is understood his clothes may have caught fire. | The boy, who is believed to be four years of age, was found in the street at about 14:30 GMT. It is understood his clothes may have caught fire. |
| A woman tried to help the child by beating out the flames with her bare hands. | A woman tried to help the child by beating out the flames with her bare hands. |
| She has also been taken to hospital for treatment for burns injuries. | She has also been taken to hospital for treatment for burns injuries. |
| BBC NI reporter Conor Macauley has been to the scene. | BBC NI reporter Conor Macauley has been to the scene. |
| "I was speaking to some people this afternoon who told me broadly what happened," he said. | "I was speaking to some people this afternoon who told me broadly what happened," he said. |
| "They said the child appeared from an entry and some neighbours who live on the front of the road, and also some drivers who were going past, did what they could to try and help. | "They said the child appeared from an entry and some neighbours who live on the front of the road, and also some drivers who were going past, did what they could to try and help. |
| "A local woman who was coming up the road got the child down and rolled him in the wet grass at the front of the road and I think that they managed to put the flames out. | "A local woman who was coming up the road got the child down and rolled him in the wet grass at the front of the road and I think that they managed to put the flames out. |
| "The police and the paramedics arrived almost immediately and the child was put in the back of a car and taken to hospital. | "The police and the paramedics arrived almost immediately and the child was put in the back of a car and taken to hospital. |
| "I understand that the child's mother had popped out to a local shop." | "I understand that the child's mother had popped out to a local shop." |
| He said there was "some speculation" that there may have been a candle involved. | He said there was "some speculation" that there may have been a candle involved. |
| "The child's clothes may have caught on fire from the candle in some way but obviously the police are now involved, there's a cordon here, there are forensic officers, so there's going to be a full police investigation into exactly what started the fire and how the child's clothes came to be alight," he said. | "The child's clothes may have caught on fire from the candle in some way but obviously the police are now involved, there's a cordon here, there are forensic officers, so there's going to be a full police investigation into exactly what started the fire and how the child's clothes came to be alight," he said. |
| The boy was brought to Antrim Area Hospital, but was later transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. | The boy was brought to Antrim Area Hospital, but was later transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. |