Boy's Costume Catches Fire During Assembly

[TrogL]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,101717,00.html

A high school student's "Swamp Thing" costume of leaves and sticks caught fire during a Halloween assembly Thursday as his classmates watched in horror, and the boy was hospitalized with burns.

Police investigating why the costume erupted in a ball of flames said they were questioning another student from Ellsworth High.

[GainesT1958]

1. Dadgummit! When a fundy high school classmate of yours tells you...

That you're going to "burn in hell" for celebrating Halloween, from now on you'd better BELIEVE him! :eyes:

The California fires may or may not have been caused by arson, but THIS sounds like a "SURE-FIRE":eyes: case of arson to me!

B-)

[WindRavenX]

2. ..it just burst into flames?

:wtf:
Sounds like foul play to me.

[demdave]

3. The school is questioning a fellow student

I think this is a child's prank gone horribly wrong.

[MaineDem]

4. Latest

ELLSWORTH -- Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy they say set fire to a classmate's Halloween costume during an assembly Thursday at Ellsworth High School.

Witnesses told investigators the boy was playing with a lighter.

Police Lt. Harold Page said leaves and sticks that were part of the boy's "Swamp Thing" costume. It erupted in a ball of flames at 9:43 a.m. as 400 students gathered for the annual "Spook Day" assembly in the gymnasium.

http://www.wmtw.com/Global/story.asp?S=1504403&nav=7k6rIpKt

[bleedingheart]

5. I hope the kid is okay...burns are the worst thing to recover from

if it was intentional I think the other kid should be punished severely.

[DrWeird]

6. Oh, time to ruin halloween.

Can't have kids in costumes now because one kid in someplace got set on fire.

Flame on.