The mother of a 5-year-old girl who was severely burned at Jackie Robinson Park in Stamford, Connecticut has reached a $500,000 settlement with the city and a local city contractor.

The settlement relates to the incident in August 2004, where Sofia Silva was burned when her dress caught fire from a spotlight at the park. As the little girl’s dress caught fire, a woman, stopped in a car at a red light outside the park, noticed the sparks and rushed to help the girl. Other people at the park, including a group of soccer players and Sofia’s father, helped extinguish the flames, but by then Sofia had already received severe second-degree and third-degree burns.

Sofia’s mother, Silvana Milichi, filed lawsuits against the city, and AFB Construction Management who were in charge of maintenance at the park. According to the settlement, the city will pay $375,000 and AFB Construction will pay $125,000.

The settlement was made in compensation for the girl’s physical disfigurement as a result of the burns, and her consequent physical pain and mental anguish.

As for the spotlights in question, they were removed soon after the incident

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