A six year old boy has suffered horrific burns to his feet after stepping on a hidden fire pit at the Sunshine Coast.
Kai Dight and his family had been camping north of Noosa when the boy ran through a still-smoldering fire pit that had been covered over by sand.
In the last year alone, the Queensland Children’s Hospital has treated more than 50 children for burns caused by fire ashes and embers.
Officials warn in the wake of the accident, that even if a fire has been put out using sand, it can retain heat of over 100 degrees.