• Youngster is being treated at Belfast Royal Hospital after shock incident
  • Paw Patrol in a Nickelodeon programme popular with young children
  • Network has not confirmed whether bath foam will be removed from shelves 

By Alex Matthews For Mailonline

Published: 17:05 BST, 20 October 2017 | Updated: 17:19 BST, 20 October 2017

A three-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital with burns to the 'outside and inside' of his body after his bottle of Paw Patrol bath foam exploded in his tub

A three-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital with burns to the ‘outside and inside’ of his body after his bottle of Paw Patrol bath foam exploded in his tub

A three-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital with burns to the ‘outside and inside’ of his body after his bottle of Paw Patrol bath foam exploded in his tub.

The youngster, from Londonderry, in Northern Ireland, is now being treated at Belfast Royal Hospital for Sick Children after the incident last night.

He remains in the intensive care unit and his condition has been described as ‘critical’.

His concerned aunt wrote about the painful event on Facebook in a warning to other parents.

She said: ‘Our nephew was in the bath tonight with this Paw Patrol Foam Soap and it exploded.

‘He’s been rushed to the hospital and has to go to the Royal. Please please keep him in your thoughts and prayers, he’s only three.’

Paw Patrol is a popular Nickelodeon show about the adventures of six rescue dogs.

You can buy Paw Patrol bath foam from a number of high street stores and supermarkets. 

The youngster, from Londonderry, in Northern Ireland, is now being treated at Belfast Royal Hospital for Sick Children after the incident last night

The youngster, from Londonderry, in Northern Ireland, is now being treated at Belfast Royal Hospital for Sick Children after the incident last night

The youngster, from Londonderry, in Northern Ireland, is now being treated at Belfast Royal Hospital for Sick Children after the incident last night

A spokesperson for the children’s network said it had launched an investigation into the product.

However, it could not confirm whether it would be taken off shelves. 

They said: ‘We are terribly sorry to hear about this dreadful incident and we are gathering more information about the licensed product involved.’

 

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