Doctor's Wife Dies From Severe Burns
WELLINGTON, July 8. Mrs. Margaret Muriel Burns, wife of Dr. Charles R. Burns, of Wellington, died. yesterday as the result of a tragic accident which' occurred at her home in Wellington last week. ... Dressed in evening clothes and ready to leave for the medical ball last Friday evening, Mrs. Burns brushed against an electric heater, which ignited her clothing. She suffered serious burns and was rushed to a private hospital, where death occusred. ■
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Chronicle (Levin), 8 July 1949, Page 5
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