WOMAN LEFT SCARRED FOR LIFE AFTER SETTING HER FACE ON FIRE WHILE LIGHTING A CIGARETTE
A mum-of-two has revealed how she accidentally set her face on fire while lighting a cigarette. Louise Tanner, 50, from Worthing, West Sussex, couldn’t find a lighter, so decided to use the hob instead. But as she leaned over, her hair, which was caked in hairspray, instantly went up in flames. Louise was left with third degree burns on her head, face, ear and neck and has been left scarred for life.
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WOMAN NEARLY DIED AFTER PNEUMONIA TURNED INTO SEPSIS – HER LUNGS COLLAPSED AND HER LIPS TURNED BLUE
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SEALED WITH A BUBBLE KISSED
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LIFE-LIKE PENCIL DRAWINGS
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MENINGITIS BOY TAKES FIRST STEPS ON PROSTHETIC LIMBS
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FRILLED LIZARD SINGS FOR THE CAMERA
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IRISH WOMAN FIRST ADULT IN WORLD TO GET BIONIC SPINE
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THE GREAT ESCAPE
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