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A young boy was hospitalized early Monday morning in Nashville, TN, to treat burn wounds that were allegedly caused by video games.

According to the Nashville fire department, 6-year-old KeKee Whitlow claimed he was playing his Nintendo Gamecube when the console suddenly caught fire. The fire, after spreading to his clothing, resulted in burns all across Whitlow’s neck, chest, stomach, and parts of his legs. After the burning clothing had been removed from Whitlow’s body, his mother ran to an apartment two buildings away to call for help. Paramedics rushed young Whitlow from his Delway Villa apartment to the medical facilities at Vanderbilt, where Whitlow relayed the tragic story to his grandmother, Vickie Southern.

Whitlow’s Nintendo Gamecube and a small television were taken into evidence by fire and police investigators. Although Whitlow said that the plug had caught fire while he was playing, investigation showed that the young first grader had been toying with a lighter, which investigators confirmed to have caused the fire.

Second degree burns now cover 20 percent of Whitlow’s body and doctors say that he may need skin grafts during his two-to-three week stay at Vanderbilt, but Whitlow’s family is trying its best to keep in high spirits despite the awful circumstances. Southern said that the family intends to cook its Thanksgiving dinner and have it at Vanderbilt so that Whitlow can enjoy the holiday with his family.

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