Nov. 06--KNOXVILLE -- An 11-year-old boy was rushed to a hospital Wednesday morning with burns over most of his body caused by playing with gasoline, authorities said.
The incident was reported at 6:35 a.m. on Oakcrest Road off Dry Gap Pike.
The boy, whose clothes reportedly were burned off his body, was rushed to East Tennessee Children's Hospital, according to Knoxville Police Department Sgt. John Shelton.
Shelton described the boy's injuries as "burned over most of his upper body."
Initial reports to emergency responders stated the boy was burned when someone in a passing vehicle flipped a lit cigarette at him as he walked to a bus stop.
Shelton, however, said evidence at the scene suggested a different scenario.
"Officers reviewed a security video from the boy's residence showing the boy playing with a gas can and lighter in his backyard catching himself on fire." Shelton said.
More details as they develop online and in Thursday's News Sentinel.
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