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8-year-old child burned after pouring gas on fire

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LANSING, Mich. (WSYM) - An 8-year-old suffered burns Saturday night when a group of children poured gas onto a fire.

It happened in the 1600 block of Lyons Street in the City of Lansing around 4 p.m.

Lansing Police say 20% of the child's body has been burned.

The child was taken to a local hospital.

It's unknown where a parent or guardian were at the time of the incident.

Nothing else in the area caught on fire.

Lansing Police responded along with the Lansing Fire Department.

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