The seven-year-old boy who suffered serious burns after firelighter gel for a fondue exploded, has died from his injuries, according to a media report.
Arno van Greunen had suffered 45 percent burns on his body after the gel exploded in father Schalk's hands as he lit a fondue flame. The boy had been walking past his father at the time, the Beeld newspaper reported.
His mother Bernadine posted on Facebook: "Our Arno became a little angel this morning," according to the Afrikaans daily.
He died in hospital at 5am on Monday ahead of a planned skin transplant operation.
The Hero Burn Foundation, which had been supporting the family, said his organs had collapsed.
Spokeswoman Elsabé Coetzer said people with burn injuries lost a lot of water, forcing their organs to work harder.
He had been a pupil at Voorwaarts Primary School in Meyerton.
"It is extremely painful and a huge blow for us," his principal Rudi Steenkamp said.
Neither of the boy's parents were available for comment.