Tragedy as boy, 4, fighting for his life in induced coma as dad dies after trying to save him in house fire
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA four-year-old boy is fighting for his life in an induced coma after being pulled from a house fire in Wigan. Ethan Mason survived the blaze that tore through his family home on Warrington Road in the early hours of Sunday (April 14) after his 'dad ran back inside to save his little boy', his family said.
Tragically, his dad died from his injuries. But Ethan suffered severe burns to his body and is now in an induced coma in hospital.
He suffered 86 per cent burns to his body, his auntie Jessica said on a Go Fund Me page, and has since undergone major surgery. READ NEXT: Devastated family pay tribute to man, 21, killed in motorbike crash The burns have been reduced slightly, but he is still bravely fighting for his life, the Liverpool Echo reports.
Jessica said he is likely to be in a coma 'for some time'. She said the last thing Ethan's dad did was 'run back into a burning house and save his little boy'.
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