An 8-year-old boy who was seriously burned when an aerosol can blew up in his face Saturday afternoon has been transferred to a burn center in Georgia.

Nathaniel E. Ashley, 4569 Haleys Point, was reported to be in fair condition at Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, said Olena Scarboro, a spokesman for the hospital.

Nathaniel initially was taken to River Region Medical Center, then flown to Crossgates River Oaks Hospital in Brandon before being transferred to Georgia later Saturday, hours after  a spray paint can that he threw into a fire pit blew up, burning his face, neck, hands and chest, said Sgt. John Elfer, Warren County Sheriff’s Office.

Nathaniel is the son of Tina and Staff Sgt. Roger Ashley, who is in Afghanistan, deployed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 412th Theater Engineer Command.

Roger Ashley was expected to return to Vicksburg today or Tuesday.