DEATH FROM BURNS
INFANT’S CLOTHES CATOH FIRE.
Her Press Association.
PALMERSTON N., December 3. A serious aciffdent with a fatal ending occurred oh Saturday afternoon, when ah infant, Leslie Bruce Ellis, aged 10 months, was severely burned albout the face, arms, and neck, as the result of his clothing catching fire. It appears that the child upset benzine used for a benzine iron, which the mother was using at the time, the liquid wetting the' child’s olothing. The mother picked up the child, and it is presumed the heat of the iron ignited the fumes of the benzine. The ■mild was taken to the hospital, but passed away last night.
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New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11693, 4 December 1923, Page 4
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