WOMAN FATALLY BURNED
By TeleEranh—Press Association. ( Waihi, March 10. _ | Evidence was taken at an inquest this f afternoon on tho body of Mrs. J. W. i Graves, who succumbed Inst night as a, | femilt of terrible burns, It was shown • that thß unfortunate woman, when her ■ dress caught fire, rushed panic-stricken f out of a'washhouse to the main road. \ She was then enveloped in (lames. A * neighbour ran to her assistance, tore . off her outer garments, and wrapped i thorn round tho burning woman. The \ burns were deep, and scarcely any part < of the surface of the body escaped m- , jury. A verdict of accidental death by shock, following extensive burns, was re- ; turned. i
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 147, 17 March 1920, Page 7
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115WOMAN FATALLY BURNED Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 147, 17 March 1920, Page 7
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