By Thobeka Ngema | Daily News |
A nine-month-old baby girl suffered partial burns to her upper body after she pulled a cooking pot with hot water off a stove in Molweni, an informal settlement near Pinetown in Durban.
Shawn Herbst, Netcare 911 spokesperson, said Netcare 911 was called to the scene of the incident after 7 pm on Monday.
“Netcare 911 paramedics arrived at the scene and found that a nine-month-old baby had been burnt by hot water,” said Herbst.
“The baby was treated on scene by Netcare 911 Advanced Life Support paramedics before being transported to a Durban hospital for further assessment and care.”
He said the baby had spilled a pot of hot water that had been boiling on the stove over herself.
“She suffered partial burns on most of her body – arms, chest and back,” he said.
Herbst said the baby was with her parents at the time of the incident.
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