The State Fire Marshal says the boy was burned at a home on East Hazeldell Avenue in New Castle on Memorial Day when the gas vapors erupted into flames.
Officials say a relative took the toddler to Wilmington Hospital and he was transferred to the Crozer Burn Center in Upland, Pa., in critical condition with second- and third-degree burns on his face and chest.
Officials say gasoline is extremely flammable and should never be used for cooking.
