‘Blood-curdling scream’: Toddler burned by buried coals on beach

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (KHON) – Officials and a mother whose toddler suffered burns during what should have been a fun beach day are warning the public not to light bonfires on state beaches.

The 2-year-old is now recovering from second-degree burns in Hawaii

Nicole Hosler and her family were kicking off Labor Day with an outing at Makua Beach when it was cut short just five minutes in.

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“I just hear her like a blood-curdling scream, and she ran over and she said, ‘Mommy, my foot hurts, my foot hurts.’ And then something clicked, and I was like, ‘Okay, something’s in the sand,’” Hosler said, “This big puff of steam and smoke came up when I turned over the sand, and I was like, ‘Oh my God, this was, this was a fire pit.’”…

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