A teenage aspiring chef is recovering after a terrible accident involving a grease fire.
Family members said 15-year-old Joshua Kellar has burns on 25% of his body after a grease fire broke out at his Belmont home. His family said he was cooking them dinner, as he always does, when the fire suddenly broke out.
The teen’s mom told NBC Charlotte as soon as he lifted the lid off the pot, it exploded, and the fire spread to the floor. He was able to put it out, but he paid a big price.
Photos showed the trail of grease that sparked the horrific chain of events. NBC Charlotte talked to a close family friend, Mark Tweddale, about the incident.
"(He was) cooking dinner for the rest of the family when they got home from church and wanted to make fried chicken for his mom," said Tweddale.