The community of Smithers, B.C., is rallying to support two teenage boys and their families, after the boys suffered serious burns in a New Year’s Day explosion just north of the town.
Jordan Parker, 15, and Micah Urban, 16, were among several people that suffered injuries at a bonfire event at the 4500 block of Henry Road just after midnight on Jan. 1.
Smithers RCMP said in a statement that around 30 to 40 people were gathered around the bonfire when an object was thrown on the open flame, resulting in an explosion. Everyone who was injured had to be hospitalized.
However, Parker and Urban
