A burning accident occurred at the Masonic Hotel, Nelaon, on Sunday night by which a waitress sustained painful injuries. It appears (says the Colonist) that she went to a bathroom for the purpose of using a hair preparation containing kerosene, but inadvertently took up a bottle of benzine. She was bending over the bath to apply it when the fumes ignited from a candle, and in a moment her head was enveloped in flames. Her screams were heard by a guest, who, finding the bathroom door locked, burst it open, when the girl rushed out with her hair ablaze. He promptly seized her and smothered the flames with a towel afterwards, with the assistance of a constable and others, doing all that was possible in the way of first aid until the arrival of a doctor. The girl received nasty burns about the head and face.
SORE THROATS PROMPTLY SOOTHED AND HEALED WITH E K9 sa*3*; •jt
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Taranaki Daily News, 18 September 1915, Page 3
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157Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 Taranaki Daily News, 18 September 1915, Page 3
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