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Russian man dies in searing heat at sauna contest

2010-08-08T06:45:07Z

Russian finalist dies in searing heat at Sauna Championships in Finland, champion hospitalized

A Russian man trying to win the Sauna World Championships died after collapsing with severe burns in the final stage of an event that required contestants to sit in a 230-degree (110 Celsius) room as water was tossed onto a searing stove, officials and witnesses said. Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy was pronounced dead late Saturday af...

Victim settles with NYC utility in steampipe blast

2010-07-29T06:00:21Z

Burn victim settles with NYC utility in steampipe blast that hurt several, led to 1 death

A man injured in a steampipe blast in New York City three years ago has settled his lawsuit against the utility company that maintained the pipe. Gregory McCullough and Consoli...

Explosion at Pittsburgh-area steel plant hurts 15

2010-07-14T10:45:08Z

An oven at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh exploded Wednesday, injuring 15 workers, at least one critically, and causing a fire that burned for hours afterward, emergency officials said. The blast in the coke oven at United States Steel Corp.'s Clairton Coke Works happened around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Bucharest. Emergency services spokeswoman Anca Onofrei says the firefighter died saving a colleague when a wall partially collapsed on him at the Red Dragon Market. Onofrei says the fire which burned for five hours early Wednesday...

Truck explodes, sparks fire at Texas refinery

2010-05-05T12:15:22Z

18-wheeler explodes at San Antonio refinery, causing giant fire; at least 1 critically hurt

One person was critically burned and another is missing following an explosion and fire at a San Antonio refinery. San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood says they are still looking for the driver of a truck that exploded late Wednesday morning, causing chain reaction blasts at the Sydney Burns Foundation said Sunday. Burns victims are currently tr...

Sledder, 62, hurt when improvised rocket blows up

2010-04-16T07:11:32Z

Tough sledding: Rocket fueled by gas and gunpowder blows up en route downhill, burns inventor

A 62-year-old sledder looking for a burst of power got it when the homemade rocket strapped to his back exploded, burning him over nearly 20 percent of his body. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said the man, whose identity hasn't been released, was hos...

Australia welcomes India call for restraint

2010-04-16T07:46:34Z

Australia's government on Sunday welcomed a call from India for restraint in media coverage of attacks on Indians, stressing there was no evidence that race was a factor in two recent incidents. New Delhi urged its media to act responsibly after an Indian man was burned in an incident in Melbourne o...

Australia welcomes Indian call for restraint

2010-04-16T07:46:27Z

Australia welcomes India call for restraint over attacks

2010-04-16T07:46:35Z

USB cable shock suspected in Colo. girl's injuries

2010-04-16T07:49:31Z

Family says Colorado toddler hospitalized after putting end of USB cable in her mouth

A Colorado toddler is hospitalized with third-degree burns on her tongue after apparently being shocked by a USB cable connected to a laptop computer. Jeffrey Anderson says his granddaughter Trinity Anderson of Longmont wa...

Teenager convicted of setting girlfriend ablaze

2010-04-16T08:43:34Z

A teenager was convicted Wednesday in court of murdering his girlfriend by soaking her in petrol and setting her on fire after she threatened to leave him. Stewart Blackburn, 18, faces life in prison for setting his girlfriend ablaze and then holding the bedroom door shut, leaving her no way to escape, a crime described as "barbaric and evil." Jessica McCagh, 17, suffered burns to more than 80 percent of her body in April this year and di...

French scientists create skin fast from stem cells

2010-04-16T08:46:35Z

PARIS (Reuters) - French scientists have found a way to create human skin rapidly from stem cells, a discovery that could save the lives of many burns victims who are vulnerable to infection and now wait weeks for a skin graft. The scientists made the breakthrough by creating a patch of human skin on a mouse's back using stem cells -- cells which have the ability to develop into any human cell. Skin grafts have traditional...

NC Slim Jim plant explosion claims 4th victim

2010-04-16T08:56:12Z

Months after deadly North Carolina Slim Jim plant explosion, 4th victim dies

A fourth victim has died from injuries suffered in a natural gas explosion that tore through a North Carolina Slim Jim plant five months ago, a hospital spokesman said Monday. Curtis Ray Poppe, 55, died Thursday at the 3-year-old leads toddler to safety in mobile home fire near Phoenix that kills mother

A 3-year-old Arizona boy helped his 1-year-old sister escape Friday from a house fire that killed their mother and injured two other adults, authorities said. Fire crews responding to the fire in the Pinal County c...

1 dead, 3 injured in Arizona mobile home fire

2010-04-16T08:59:11Z

A 2-year-old boy dragged a 1-year-old Arizona girl Friday from a house fire that killed her mother and injured two other adults, authorities said. Fire crews responding to the fire in the Pinal County community of Maricopa south of Phoenix found the girl's mothe...

Screams of woman set on fire heard in 911 call

2010-04-16T09:06:46Z

Conn. woman allegedly set on fire by boyfriend heard screaming during 911 call by neighbor

A Connecticut woman who police say was set on fire by her boyfriend can be heard screaming in a 911 call tape released by authorities. In a neighbor's call to police Sunday, Christina Lee of ...

Fire at indoor SKorean shooting range kills 10

2010-08-04T12:20:22Z

A fire tore though an indoor shooting range in southern South Korea, killing 10 people, including at least two Japanese tourists, and injuring six. Some people were on fire as they ran out of the building Saturday, Yonhap news agency quoted a witness as saying. An official at the Family injured in Texas natural gas pipeline explosion files lawsuit

A family whose members suffered burns when a natural gas pipeline exploded last week in the Texas Panhandle filed a negligence lawsuit Thursday against the companies that own and operate it. The Torres family filed the suit in

Florida man severely burned during fight

2010-04-16T10:07:02Z

Daytona Beach officials say 47-year-old man severely burned during fight over beer, cigarettes

Officials say a man was airlifted to a central Florida hospital for treatment after he was severely burned during a fight over beer, cigarettes and money. Ambulance company spokesman Mark O'Keefe s...

Scientists find virtual reality helps relieve pain

2010-04-16T10:19:30Z

SEATTLE, Washington (Reuters) - Teenager Jordan Robinson has faced excruciating pain since a backyard prank went wrong but treatment with virtual reality has given him some relief. Robinson, 18, and his friends thought it would be fun to shoot flaming arrows at bags full of gasoline in his backyard but it turned out to be a very bad idea, landing him in hospital with severe bur...

Wounded troops recover as US war coverage wanes

2010-04-16T10:24:54Z

Wounded troops face long, painful recovery battles even as war coverage in wanes in America

A year after Capt. Sam Brown was set ablaze when a bomb blew up his Humvee in Afghanistan, the 25-year-old West Point graduate endures a steady schedule o...

AZ inmate who died had burns, high core body temp

2010-04-16T10:32:39Z

Inmate who died in Arizona prison had burns on face and body, high core temperature

An inmate who died in triple-digit heat after spending four hours in an outdoor holding cell had numerous first- and second-degree burns on her face and body and a core body temperature of 108 degrees, according to an autopsy report. The report confirmed that Marcia Powell, 48, d...

Medical robot makes rounds at Texas Army hospital

2010-04-16T10:41:14Z

The robot will see you now: Army deploys robot to link doctor with patients, trainees

Staff Sgt. Juan Amaris laid in intensive care recovering from life-threatening burns when he got a peculiar visit from his doctor. Dr. Kevin Chung — rather, a 5-foot-tall camouflage-clad robot with Chung's face on a monitor — rolled in to check on him. With his proxy's came...

2 walk away from fiery small plane crash in NJ

2010-06-11T20:17:21Z

Two men ferrying medical specimens walked away from a fiery small-plane crash Friday morning at an airport, and emergency responders found them at a nearby bus stop, alert and conscious, but badly burned. Both men were taken to St. Barnabas Medical Center. The pilot, identified as George Maddox, 54, of Sinking Springs, Pa., was listed in critical conditi...

Woman who set self afire in busy Miami mall dies

2010-04-16T10:44:58Z

Woman who set self on fire at busy Miami shopping mall dies nearly a week later

A 42-year-old woman who set herself on fire at a Miami shopping mall died less than a week after the shocking scene, police said. Cecilia E. Casals died Tuesday. Police say Casals covered herself in flammable liquid, set it ablaze and walked about until witnesses used two fire extinguishers to put out the flames.

Woman sets self on fire, walks around Miami mall

2010-04-16T10:51:03Z

Woman sets herself on fire inside Miami mall, 3 others hurt while trying to help her

A woman set herself on fire at a Miami mall Thursday, then walked around engulfed in flames as shocked shoppers watched, authorities said. Two men and a woman who tried to help her were hurt, but not badly. The 43-year-old woman, whose name was not released, doused herself with a flammable liquid at the Mall of the Americas, said

Teen held over possible 'honour' acid attack

2010-06-11T23:33:52Z

Police in London were Friday questioning a teenager after a man allegedly had acid poured over him, in what they say may be a Muslim "honour" attack. The Danish victim, who is aged 24 and fighting for his life in hospital, was reportedly suspected of having an affair with a married Muslim woman with roots in Pakistan. She has now been warned her life could be in danger. Detectives re-arrested a 16...

Bob Dole released from hospital after skin graft

2010-06-25T21:23:34Z

Former Sen. Bob Dole leaves Army hospital after skin graft on leg in time for 86th birthday

Former Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole left the hospital Tuesday after undergoing surgery for open sores on his legs. Dole left Walter Reed Army Medical Center the evening before his 86th birthday, fulfilling his wish to be rel...

Mother, children rescued from burning SUV in Wis.

2010-04-16T11:14:22Z

Off-duty firefighters, bystanders rescue woman, 2 children from burning SUV in Milwaukee

Two brothers who are Milwaukee firefighters were off-duty when their wives called them to the scene of a burning SUV that had a woman and her two young children trapped inside. Joel and John Rechlitz were among the crowd who worked to rescue the family Sunday afternoon. ...

Italian train derailment death toll at 16

2010-06-12T11:02:47Z

Two children have died after suffering severe burns in an explosion that followed a train derailment in northern Italy, bringing the death toll to 16, officials said Wednesday. A 3-year old girl died at the Bambin Gesu hospital in Rome, said hospital official Marco Magheri. A 2-year old boy died in a Conn. man who saved life of his father twice, in critical condition

A 20-year-old eastern Connecticut man who family members say has saved his father's life twice in the past year is in critical condition from burns suffered when he pulled his dad out of a burning home. Officials say Kyle Landa, of Griswold, saved his quadriplegic father's life by dragging him...

DA: NY mom's voodoo ring of fire burns daughter, 6

2010-04-16T11:44:12Z

NY mom accused of burning naked daughter, 6, in ring of fire voodoo ritual, ignoring her cries

A New York City woman has been accused of burning her 6-year-old daughter during a voodoo ritual and then ignoring her cries for help and sending her to bed. Prosecutors say Marie Lauradin poured an accelerant over her daughter during a Haitian practice k...

Young victims of Mexico fire find relief in Calif.

2010-04-16T11:55:03Z

Mexico day care fire turns spotlight on burn center at Shriners hospital in California

Among the latest patients airlifted to a hospital in northern California are four little children who face weeks, if not months, of care. They are some of the most seriously burned victims from a deadly day care fir...

2 killed, dozens hurt in NC Slim Jim plant blast

2010-04-16T11:53:03Z

Two workers died when an explosion tore through a Slim Jim meat products plant in North Carolina Tuesday, punching holes in the building's roof and blowing employees off their feet. The explosion critically burned four people and one worker was still unaccounted for Tuesday night. More than 40 others were taken to hospitals, including three firefighters who needed medical attention after inhaling ammonia gases that left a distin...

2 missing, 41 hurt in NC Slim Jim plant collapse

2010-04-16T11:53:12Z

A blast at a Slim Jim meat products plant Tuesday blew workers off their feet, ripped the building's roof off its supports and critically burned four people. Two workers were still unaccounted for Tuesday evening. Authorities said they located one person in the building who had been missing, but they did not say whether that person was alive. More than 40 others were taken to hospitals, including three firefighters who needed medical attention after inhaling ammonia gases that left a dis...

3 missing, 41 hurt in NC Slim Jim plant collapse

2010-04-16T11:53:13Z

A blast at a Slim Jim meat products plant Tuesday blew workers off their feet, ripped the building's roof off its supports and critically burned four people. Three workers were still unaccounted for Tuesday evening, and more than 40 were taken to hospitals, including three firefighters who needed medical attention after inhaling ammonia gases that left a distinct scent around the sprawling ConAgra Foods Inc. plant just s...

3 missing, 38 hurt in NC Slim Jim plant collapse

2010-04-16T11:53:18Z

An explosion at a Slim Jim meat products plant Tuesday injured at least 41 people, including four who suffered critical burns, and left a toxic cloud around the facility as authorities searched for three people still missing. Jeffrey Hammerstein, district chief with Wake County Emergency Medical Services, said authorities were searching for three people. They initially said one of those three had been located but later said that was w...

2 missing, 38 hurt in NC Slim Jim plant collapse

2010-04-16T11:53:35Z

An explosion at a Slim Jim meat products plant Tuesday injured at least 38 people, including four who suffered critical burns, and left a toxic cloud around the facility as authorities searched for two people still missing. Jeffrey Hammerstein, district chief with Wake County Emergency Medical Services, said a third person initially reported missing was found and taken to the hospital. Authorities were searching for two others. "We do...

Mexican day care deaths stir anger at safety rules

2010-04-16T11:55:07Z

As the day care swiftly filled with smoke, caretakers, neighbors and parents fought to evacuate 142 children — many of them babies and toddlers — through a single working exit until rescue crews arrived. No fire alarm or sprinkler system had gone off, according to witnesses. One mother said a second door to the day care was bolted shut and nobody could find the key. Forty-two children were killed in the devastating fire, and a total of 33 adults and children remain hospitalized,

Mexican day-care fire victim to undergo surgery

2010-04-16T11:55:41Z

3-year-old Mexican day-care fire victim to undergo lengthy surgery in Northern California

A 3-year-old boy who was badly burned in a fire that killed 40 infants and toddlers at a Mexican day care was scheduled to undergo several hours of skin graft surgery, a Sacramento pediatric hospital official said Sunday. The boy was burned over about half...

Mexico day care fire kills 38 children

2010-04-16T11:55:38Z

Sobbing relatives waited outside a morgue Saturday to claim the bodies from a day-care fire that killed 38 children in northern Mexico despite desperate attempts to evacuate babies and toddlers through the building's only working exit. A father crashed his pickup truck through the wall in an effort to rescue his child. The family of 2-year-old Maria Magdalena Millan held a funeral for her, dropping white roses onto her tiny coffin and attaching...

Media, police: Acid thrown into HK crowd hurts 30

2010-04-16T12:17:44Z

Media, police: 30 people injured after acid thrown into crowd in downtown Hong Kong

Two bottles of acid were thrown into a crowd in a popular shopping district in downtown Hong Kong on Saturday, injuring 30 people, police and news reports said. It was the second such attack in five months in the neighborhood. Television footage showed firefighters washing off victims' arms and legs before sending them to hospitals ...

Burn Injuries at Work

2010-04-16T15:52:05Z

Burn Injuries at Work By Joseph Devine Burn injuries can happen in a variety of ways. They affect 1 million people annually, and, surprisingly, many of those burn injuries happen in the workplace. In addition to the many ways that people can burn themselves in their homes, burn injuries at work are not uncommon. Burn injuries at the workplace can happen in a variety of ways. Obviously, anyone who works in a place that uses fire in production or destruction of commodities would be at a ri...

Serious Burn Injuries - What You Should Know

2010-04-16T17:50:44Z

Serious Burn Injuries - What You Should Know By [Http://Ezinearticles.Com/?Expert=Robert_Francavilla]Robert Francavilla Serious Burns Are One Of The Most Painful And Difficult Medical Conditions To Treat. They Require Prompt Medical Response, And Even After The Immediate Emergency Is Addressed, The Continued Risk Of Infection And Damage To Tissue An...

After a Serious Burn Injury - Should You Consider Legal Action?

2010-04-16T17:48:51Z

After A Serious Burn Injury - Should You Consider Legal Action? By [Http://Ezinearticles.Com/?Expert=Robert_Francavilla]Robert Francavilla Planning For Your Future Severe Burns Can Leave A Person With Devastating, Life-Changing Injuries. A Person Who Has Suffered Severe Burn Injuries Usually Faces Months In A Hospital, And Even After Discharge, The Likelihood Of Multiple Surgeries To Restore Limb Function And Appearance, And After The Surgeries, Long Periods Of Physical Rehabilitation. T...

Finding an Alternative Treatment For Burns

2010-04-16T17:35:24Z

Finding an Alternative Treatment For Burns By John Kaduwanema Burns are one for the top three every-day injuries sustained by humans. The severity of a burn can vary considerably from a tiny and insignificant burn to a major burn that could result in death or permanent disability. There are different ways to categorise a burn; the cause or type of the burn, the depth of the burn and the size of the area affected. Each of these are broken down as follows: There are four types (causes) of...

China confirms monk immolation protest in Tibetan town: Xinhua

2010-04-16T13:56:40Z

Chinese authorities said Saturday a man in monk's robes set himself alight, state media reported, confirming there was unrest in a Tibetan town where activist groups said police shot the protester. The man walked out of the Kirti Monastery in Aba, Sichuan province, and set himself on fire in a local street on Friday afternoon, Police say S. Indiana teen critically burned trying to kill lice by dousing hair in gasoline

Police say a teenager who soaked her hair in gasoline to try to kill head lice was severely burned when the gas fumes ignited and set her head ablaze. Eighteen-year-old Jessica Brooks was in serious condition Thursday at the burn unit at University Hospital in

Friend: Doctor injured in bombing could soon talk

2010-06-12T12:40:26Z

Friend: Arkansas doctor injured in bombing could be able to speak by week's end

The head of the Arkansas State Medical Board likely will speak by the end of the week to detectives investigating the bombing that severely wounded him, a family friend said Monday. An oxygen tube now prevents Jackson Health System on Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009, Michael Brewer is pictured at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Fla. Michael, 15, was severely burned after five classmates surrounded him, doused him with alcohol and set him on fire. He suffered burns over 65 percent of his body. (AP Phot...

Australia Sam the Koala

2010-04-05T08:37:03Z

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2009 file photo, Sam the koala is treated at the Mountain Ash Wildlife Center in Rawson, Australia, as she recovers from burns suffered in devastating wildfires. Sam, made famous when her image being fed water by a firefighter was widely publish, is about to undergo a risky surgery for a life-threatening disease, animal shelter official...

Mexico Fire California

2010-04-07T00:47:32Z

Parents of children injured in a day care nursery fire in Mexico last Friday answer questions during a news conference at the Shriner's Hospital for Children where their children are being treated for burns in Sacramento , Calif., on Monday, June 8, 2009. Fr...

San Diego California News - January 03, 2009

2010-04-10T14:37:41Z

January 43, 2009, Escondido, California, USA ALLYSON ROACH tries to slip her arms into the jacket with her wedding dress behind the scenes before her wedding Saturday 1/3/09), with help from JO ELLEN HANDELSMAN (cq), right. ROACH lost her sister ASHLEIGH in the 2003 Cedar fire. She survived but with severe burns. Over the past five yea...

Nightclub Fire

2010-04-13T11:44:48Z

Linda Fisher, who was severely burned in The Station nightclub fire in 2003, poses at her home in Cranston, R.I., Friday, Feb. 6, 2009. Fisher suffered second and third degree burns to 30 percent of her body in the blaze that killed 100 people and injured more than ...