Bonfire Accident Burns South Carolina (SC) Teens

Anyone who has ever burned their finger while lighting a grill or while cooking knows how painful even the smallest burn can be.  So I can't imagine the pain that some young people in South Carolina are in after being burned at a bonfire in Newberry County, SC, late Monday night.

Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster says that a group of teenagers were starting a bonfire on Clark Street in Whitmire when they added gasoline to get the fire started. Foster said that the fire "flashed" at the teens and at least two were injured. One victim had to be airlifted to the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta.

As a parent and Carolina personal injury attorney, I would want answers. Were any adults present? Whose property were they on? Who poured the gasoline? Although bonfire accidents are rare our firm has handled many other burn accidents including those caused by construction, electrical work or renovation activities.   

Many times these accidents are caused by a third party's negligence, carelessness or violation of a regulation. Workers compensation laws prohibit lawsuits against one's own employer, but if a third party that is not directly part of a construction project or renovation, is responsible for a defective product, a negligent action, or some other regulatory violation, our personal injury lawyers know how to investigate and bring such third-party claims on behalf of injured clients or family members killed in industrial settings.

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