Toddler Suffers Serious Burns from Boiling Water

 SAN JACINTO, CA -- A 2-year-old San Jacinto boy was seriously burned Friday when boiling water splashed onto him.  

The scalding was reported about 4:40 p.m. at a house in the 1100 block of Sundew Way, just off Orchid Lane, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.  

A department official said paramedics arrived to find the toddler with``significant burns to the face and abdomen,'' apparently after boiling water spilled on him. 

No further details were provided.   

The child was taken by helicopter to a burn center for treatment.

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--City News Service