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Nine-year-old girl in critical condition with 75 percent burns
after setting light to herself wearing her favorite nightgown (Daily Mail)
after setting light to herself wearing her favorite nightgown (Daily Mail)
the rest of this harrowing tale at link aboveA nine-year-old girl from Washington state is in a critical condition with second degree burns across 75-percent of her body after her nightgown went up in flames.
Little Addie Perrenoud was at home in her bathroom when she struck a match to light a candle and her nightgown ignited, in an accident possibly caused by the liquid fabric softener her mother used in the home laundry.
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'If that's the favourite nightgown, it's going to get washed a whole lot,' said [Clarke County assistant fire marshall Richard] Martin.
'As it wears, those fabrics break down and create more surface area to be exposed to the flame...that fuzziness is what contributes to flammability.'
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