MAN SEVERELY BURNT
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)
CHRISTCHURCH, 2nd July. A taxzdriver, E. Newman, employed by the Rink Taxis, was seriously injured at his home this morning through his clothes catching fire, and he is now in the Ghriatchurch Public Hospital. Ho struck a match to light a cigarette and his clothes, which it is suggested had_ petroleum on them, burst into flames. His condition is serious, but improved to-night.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 3, 3 July 1926, Page 9
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69MAN SEVERELY BURNT Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 3, 3 July 1926, Page 9
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