{"id":519361,"date":"2026-08-03T14:40:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/10-year-old-boy-who-died-after-gas-tank-explosion-had-lost-his-mother-a-year-ago\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T14:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:40:03","slug":"10-year-old-boy-who-died-after-gas-tank-explosion-had-lost-his-mother-a-year-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/10-year-old-boy-who-died-after-gas-tank-explosion-had-lost-his-mother-a-year-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"10-year-old boy who died after gas tank explosion had lost his mother a year ago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santiago.<\/strong>&#8211; Yadiel Rosario, 10, who passed away following a gas tank explosion at a fried food stand in San Francisco de Macor\u00eds, had been left motherless just a year ago, when she died during childbirth, a tragedy that today revives the pain of a family marked by loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rosario passed away while receiving medical attention at the <strong>Thelma Rosario Burn Unit, at the Doctor Arturo Grull\u00f3n Regional University Children&#8217;s Hospital, in Santiago, <\/strong>after suffering severe burns during the explosion that occurred while she was accompanying her father at the fry stand where he worked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You might be interested in:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/nacionales\/muere-nino-de-10-anos\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"695318\">10-year-old boy dies after gas tank explosion; his father fights for his life<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His father remains hospitalized in critical condition at the Dr. Ney Arias Lora Trauma Hospital in Santo Domingo, where he is receiving specialized care due to the severe burns suffered during the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The explosion caused a fire that left seven people injured, including three minors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The family&#8217;s tragedy was confirmed by Alexandra Rodr\u00edguez, the wife of the minor&#8217;s uncle, who explained that after his mother&#8217;s death during childbirth a year ago, Yadiel went to live under the care of an aunt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe arrived just now, two days ago. The boy was with us. Since his mom died, he lived with his aunt. Now his dad is also very, very hurt in Santo Domingo,\u201d she expressed with evident dismay.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rodr\u00edguez indicated that the minor&#8217;s maternal family is originally from Yamas\u00e1, Monte Plata province, and remains devastated by a tragedy that, in less than a year, has brought mourning to the home once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far, Yadiel Rosario is the only fatality of the explosion that occurred at the fry shop located on Libertad Avenue, in San Francisco de Macor\u00eds, while authorities keep investigations open to determine the causes of the incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santiago.&#8211; Yadiel Rosario, 10, who passed away following a gas tank explosion at a fried food stand in San Francisco de Macor\u00eds, had been left motherless just a year ago, when she died during childbirth, a tragedy that today revives the pain of a family marked by loss. 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