JOIE CHEN, CNN ANCHOR: A major fast food chain is making a nationwide change to its playgrounds after a 4-year-old boy climbed into an area that wasn't designated for play, suffocated and died. Here's CNN's Elaine Quijano.</s>ELAINE QUIJANO, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Ray King was just 4 years old when he died after playing on equipment at this St. Louis Burger King a month and a half ago.</s>DELORES DUNN (PH), MOTHER OF RAY KING: When I went in there, he wasn't doing anything. He wasn't moving. He was just hanging upside down.</s>QUIJANO: Police say his mother, Delores Dunn (ph), was working inside the restaurant when the 4-year-old climbed up box netting like this and into an area not meant for play. He became trapped, stopped breathing and later died.</s>ANN BROWN, CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION: There have been no other incidents like this that we have been able to find out about, but we want to make sure that no other child gets trapped in this way.</s>QUIJANO (on camera): After Ray King's death, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducted an investigation. Now Burger King is voluntarily replacing the nets on its outdoor and indoor play structures with so-called no-climb nets to try and prevent children from climbing into areas which could be considered unsafe.</s>ELSIE ROMERO, BURGER KING CORP.: The safety of our customers, especially our young customers, is our top priority, and we will take whatever steps we need to to make sure our playgrounds are as safe as they can be.</s>QUIJANO: Burger King hopes to replace the box netting on its playgrounds by this fall. Until then, some of the company's 3,200 play areas nationwide will be closed while no-climb nets are installed. Elaine Quijano, CNN, Washington.
Burger King to Replace Playground Nets After Boy's Death