Overview

• Caden Ballard, 12, was injured on Aug. 16 in Coleman, Texas, after attempting a video that involved igniting rubbing alcohol in a bottle.
• Isopropyl alcohol’s near-invisible flames persisted, and his shirt caught fire as he moved to discard the bottle.
• He suffered second- to third-degree burns over about 11% of his body, according to the family's fundraiser.
• After surgery and a transfer to Shriners Pediatric Burn Hospital in Galveston, he has been discharged to outpatient care.
• Clinicians say he may need future plastic surgery, and a GoFundMe has raised roughly $1,500–$1,652 of a $25,000 goal as of Sept. 1.