Friday, May 26, 2006

House burns after chick's hair catches fire


A woman injured herself and burned a large portion of her home when a candle she was using fell from a shelf and lit her hair on fire.

Ollie Jones, 52, was reading her Bible by candlelight when the fire started, her daughter told the St. Augustine Record. Jones ran from the house screaming and a neighbor helped douse her head.

About 30 percent of the house had already burned by the time firefighters arrived, Fire Marshal John Rayno said. Firefighters contained the fire, but the rest of the house sustained heavy smoke damage. Family members said Jones was hospitalized in stable condition.
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