Tragic 6yo Burns To Death After Falling Into Clay Oven

Story By: Jonathan MaciasSub EditorJoseph GolderAgency: Newsflash

This six-year-old boy has tragically burnt to death after falling into a clay oven when he climbed on top of it and the walls crumbled under his feet.

The accident took place yesterday (Wednesday) in the municipality of Las Delicias in the province of Santiago del Estero in northern Argentina.

Reports said that the boy named Thiago was with his father at the oven while firewood was burning inside.

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The boy reportedly climbed on top of the oven when his father was looking away and the walls crumbled under his feet because of his body weight and the heat.

Local media reported the father, who has not been named, called the local police and firefighters who went to the scene with a fire engine but they could not take the boy out and he died inside the oven. Reports state he burnt to death.

The accident took place while Argentina is on lockdown because of the spread of COVID-19 that started on the 20th of March and is set to last until the 26th of April.

According to the latest data from the Johns Hopkins University, there have been 2,571 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Argentina with 112 deaths.

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