PALAKKAD: A six-year-old boy sustained burns after a scooter parked on the roadside caught fire. The incident happened last night at 11 pm at Chanthapadi in Mannarkkad, Palakkad. Hamsakutty of Nayadikunnu and his son Hanaan were on the scooter. The visuals of the two trying to escape after seeing the fire, has emerged.

The scooter caught fire when the man stopped his scooter after getting a call. Hamsakutty took his son away soon after seeing the fire from the engine. However, the child sustained burns on his leg. The burns are not serious. Hanan was discharged from the hospital after treatment.