A child of 11 years saved his younger sister from impact of a firework during a show at United Kingdom. According to the local press, the boy suffered injuries for the pyrotechnics, but managed to recover.
The incident occurred on November 5 at a fireworks festival in a town in Gales.
At one point during the event, according to information disclosed by the local news portal Wales Onlinea pyrotechnic got out of control and headed into a crowd of people which was behind a fence.
The boy’s quick reaction
The uncontrolled firework flew towards the place where a girl was of two yearsjust behind the fence. At that moment, according to the news portal, his 11-year-old brother, Ollyrealized the situation and acted quickly: He stepped in to protect her and took her away from danger..
A firework got out of control and flew towards a crowd, according to local press. The image is illustrative, it is not related to the case. Photo: Pexels.«The show started and a firework fell. Everything happened so fast, but at the same time it seemed in slow motion.«declared the children’s mother to Wales Online. The woman clarified to the same media that she was behind her children, a little further away, along with the rest of the family.
The pyrotechnic rocket fell into the hood of Olly’s coat. «The only thing I saw was Olly yelling at his brother Harri made him run (NdR: another brother, eight years old), then he stepped in to protect his sister (NdR: two years old), He turned her around and pushed her towards me.. Just then, the firework hit the hood of his coat,» his mother said.
The pyrotechnics in question It combusted and injured the child.. «The first thing I thought was that I had to take his coat off. I ran over to him, ripped off his coat, and then everything went blurry.«said his mother.
Immediately after the incident, the woman moved her son urgently to the hospital nearest. Due to the impact of the firework, Olly He suffered burns to his head, neck and fingers..
Fortunately, health professionals assisted the patient and healed his injuries. Some time later, the boy was discharged.
«We are very proud»
On the networks, users congratulated the boy and They highlighted that he had carried out a heroic act.
«Olly is an amazing boy«he said to Wales Online a spokesperson for the traditional music group of which Olly is a part.
The boy was taken to a hospital to treat his injuries. The image is illustrative. Photo: Pexels.«We always considered Olly a very special child. His dedication to the band and learning to play the bagpipes was exceptional. We are very proud that you are one of our members, Olly. Get well soon, Olly. We are happy to see you smile,» added the group’s representative.
On the other hand, according to the same media, local citizens complained about what happened during the festival and They described the incident as «disastrous».
For her part, Olly’s mother implied in conversation with Wales Online that his son and the rest of his family were left with a «psychological scar,» which he described as «extremely painful«.
«We will never attend a fireworks show again. «You think you are doing the safest thing by going to an organized event (…), but obviously that is not the case,» the woman said.
