It’s hard to believe a little summer fun could turn to a horrid case of skin burn.

A story was released recently about a toddler whose feet were burned to the point where the skin was falling off. Now, you would think that something really wrong occurred, but it was something that many children do at the park. The child, named Will, kicked off his shoes and ran to play on the mats that lay throughout the park. The sun wasn’t that hot – maybe about 80 degrees, but the mats were well over 165 degrees. Almost instantly the child began to scream and just like that, his feet were severely burned. The child was in the New York-Presbyterian Hospital for four days.

When questions were asked to the NYC Park Advocates, they replied that there are signs posted with warnings against the removal of shoes – but it doesn’t exactly state any dangers of disobedience.

The request for removal of the mats was denied since the Park Advocates are more concerned about bone fractures and deaths over burns. Yes, if a kid falls off the monkey bars onto the mat, it saves them from a hard fall, but if they are at scorching temperatures, won’t other exposed skin be burned? Or if a kid with their shoes on decides to sit down on the mat or do a handstand, what warning did they have?

Who should be at fault, the parents or the parks?