Overview

• The incident occurred Sunday afternoon in the garden of a house in Bad Essen, Landkreis Osnabrück, Germany.
• The boys, aged 10 and 12, attempted to check the fuel level in a motorcycle tank using a match, igniting trapped gasoline vapors.
• The 10-year-old suffered severe facial injuries and was airlifted to a hospital, while the 12-year-old sustained minor injuries and was transported by ambulance.
• Authorities confirmed that no open fire resulted from the explosion, which was caused by a deflagration of fuel vapors in the enclosed tank.
• Osnabrück police have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the accident, emphasizing the dangers of handling flammable materials unsupervised.