GIRL BURNED
LIGHTING A FIRE WITH BENZINE.
IBS TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
DANNEVIRKE, This Day. While lighting a fire in her home at Waiaruhe, a girl of 14 years, named Clinch, used benzine. A big burst of flame enveloped her, and her nightdress caught alight. Her father wrapped her in a blanket and rolled her on the floor. The girl was severely burned on the neck, arms, and.legs. She is now in the Dannevirke Hospital, progressing satisfactorily.
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 134, 7 June 1923, Page 8
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75GIRL BURNED Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 134, 7 June 1923, Page 8
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