My son was rushed to hospital after an aerosol can exploded in fire – we feared the worst, it was horrible

: "It had burnt all his face and his hands. He had a bottle of Coke on him, he didn't know what to do, so he poured it all over himself to cool down.

"He ran to one of his classmate's granny's house and chapped on her door and she threw him in a cold shower. We were then notified and my partner came back and said she needed to go get Aiden.

"An ambulance came and got him. They put him on morphine and took him to hospital, where he was kept for a good few hours."

The dad added: "When my partner told me what happened I had a panic attack.

"I didn't know what to do. I felt as if the world was collapsing, I couldn't believe what was happening to my son.

"It's hard to explain how I felt. All I could think about was whether his eyes were injured or if he lost any fingers."

Aiden faces a long road to recovery due to the severity of his injuries.

His family are supporting him as he struggles to cope with the mental trauma from the accident.

Will added: "He has been suffering from bad nightmares and has told me he never wants to go camping or near any fire again. He is not allowed out because it could cause infection.