A 7-year-old boy home alone has been transported to the hospital after please say he somehow burned himself in the chest and possibly other areas, said police.
Lauderhill police said the incident occurred after 6 p.m. Thursday at 4222 Inverrary Boulevard.
Authorities said the boy was told, possibly by one of his parents, to go home with another child after school. The boy, however, decided not to do this, according to police, and went straight to his home alone.
The boy called 911 and was then taken to the hospital with second degree burns on his body. Detectives were at the home Thursday evening and the hospital is investigating.
A family member has been contacted and is on the way to the hospital.
Before any charges are filed, police said they must investigate the incident.