He came home a few moments before his mother , opened the door and turned on the light . Normal actions of a 13-year-old child : the little boy could not have known that the kitchen of the house where he lives with his mother was full of gas .

The spark from the switch acted as a trigger and unfortunately the explosion hit him.

It happened inside a building in the historic center of Monti . The child was rescued by his mother and other people, the incandescent air caused burns to his face and chest .

Transferred by helicopter to Olbia, according to the latest news coming from Giovanni Paolo II , the little patient is headed to the Gaslini in Genoa.

The Fire Brigade and the Carabinieri of Monti were on site. The child's mother was unharmed.

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