Overview

• Caden Ballard, 12, suffered second-to-third-degree burns after attempting a TikTok experiment that used rubbing alcohol and a bottle at his home in Coleman, Texas, on August 16.
• He was initially treated at a Dallas burns unit and is being moved to a specialized children’s burn center in Galveston for continued care and rehabilitation.
• The Independent reports burns covered about 11% of his body, and he has already undergone surgery with weeks of recovery and therapy expected.
• His older brother helped limit the damage by pulling off Caden’s burning shirt and directing him to stop, drop and roll before 911 was called.
• A family GoFundMe describes mounting costs from travel and time off work and had raised nearly $1,500 as the boy’s mother urges parents to warn children about risky online stunts.