NOBLESVILLE, IN : 11-year-old Noblesville girl critically burned in fire pit accident on Sunday, 15th November, 2020

The fall is the time of year when families and friends huddle around fire pits and bonfires, but a Noblesville family almost lost their 11-year-old daughter because of an accident.
They are sharing their story in hopes of saving others from the horrific injuries their little Natalie Zofkie is dealing with now.Natalie's mom, Sarah Zofkie, was asleep when she got the call.
"He called and said, 'Something terrible happened. You need to get to Riley,'" Sarah recalled.
Natalie, 11, had been critically burned in an accident around a fire pit at a friend's home.
"They went out on the deck and were out there making s'mores, and Natalie poured gas on the fire to make it bigger. I guess the gas can had about this much left in it, and the fumes are what ignited and caused the fire," Sarah said.
Sarah got to Riley Hospital for Children just in time to see Natalie before doctors rushed her to emergency treatment.
"It was less than a 30-minute drive, but it felt like we were never going to get there," Sarah said. "I sat in the [waiting] room for like three or four hours while they tried to stabilize her."
Sarah said Dr. Brett Hartman, medical director of Riley Hospital for Children's burn unit, told her Natalie's burns covered 96 percent of her body
"He told me to call everybody because she was not going to make it," Sarah said.
The family rallied.


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