Deputies: 2-year-old burned at Palatka bonfire

PCSO: Child taken to Gainesville hospital in stable condition

PALATKA, Fla. – A 2-year-old was burned at a family bonfire in Palatka Friday night, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said. 

It happened just before 9 p.m. off Hoover Road.

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Deputies said something popped out from the fire and burned the child's face. 

The child was taken to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville in stable condition.

At last check, deputies said, the child was alert and conscious.