Woman burned while lighting fireplace
Updated: Monday, 18 Jun 2012, 7:19 AM EDT
Published : Monday, 18 Jun 2012, 7:19 AM EDT
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Fire officials say an Alexandria woman was burned over 80 percent of her body by a flash fire that ignited when she was trying to light a recreational outdoor fireplace.
The 53-year-old woman was taken to the burn center at Washington Hospital Center. She suffered second- and third-degree burns.
The Alexandria Fire Department says the fire started when an accumulation of vapors near the fuel source ignited.
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