SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. – A 9-month-old boy was badly burned after he was accidentally sprayed by scalding hot water coming out of a garden hose.
ABC 15 in Phoenix says the boy was outside with his mother when extremely hot water came out of the sprinkler head that was attached to the hose.
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The mother was set to fill a small pool with water.
The boy, who suffered second-degree burns over 30 percent of his body, was sitting nearby and was drenched with the water.
Water sitting in a hose outside in hot temperatures can reach up to 150 degrees.