MIAMI – A teen who police say was set ablaze by five other boys screamed in agony as a breathless 911 caller pleaded for help because “a little boy just caught on fire,” according to a recording released Friday.
In the most dramatic of four emergency calls released by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, the relentless, guttural cries of 15-year-old Michael Brewer often drown out the woman who is dialing dispatchers.
“A little boy just caught on fire!” the unidentified woman says, barely able to catch her breath to give her address.
Prompted by the dispatcher during the eight-minute call, the woman asks the boy, “How did this happen?” He cries: “I don’t know! I don’t know!” Paramedics later ask him who is responsible for his burns, but he again says he doesn’t know.
Fla. teen set ablaze screams in agony on 911 tape
