Wilder Vasquez, 16, whose hands are covered in gloves that protect his skin as they heal, holds on to a picture of himself before he was severely burned in a fire at his Immokalee trailer in March. Vasquez spent four months in hospitals in Tampa and Cincinatti recovering from his injuries. His mother, sister, and brother all died in the fire that was classified as arson.

Photo by LEXEY SWALL, Daily News

Wilder Vasquez, 16, whose hands are covered in gloves that protect his skin as they heal, holds on to a picture of himself before he was severely burned in a fire at his Immokalee trailer in March. Vasquez spent four months in hospitals in Tampa and Cincinatti recovering from his injuries. His mother, sister, and brother all died in the fire that was classified as arson.

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