5, injured fire horror; Horror burns for girl aged 5.Byline: Mark Cowan A LITTLE girl suffered horrific hor·rif·ic adj. Causing horror; terrifying. [Latin horrificus : horr  re, to tremble + -ficus, -fic. burns when her hair and clothes
caught fire on a restaurant candle as she enjoyed a meal out with her
parents. The five-year-old's parents and staff fought desperately
to douse douse 1 also dowse v. doused also dowsed, dous·ing also dows·ing, dous·es also dows·es v.tr. 1. To plunge into liquid; immerse. See Synonyms at dip. 2. the flames but could not save the child from serious injuries to her arms and chest. She was airlifted to Birmingham Children's Hospital Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust manage the central Birmingham hospital now also known as The Diana, Princess of Wales Children's Hospital, which provides general and emergency health care services to children in Birmingham, the West Midlands and beyond. after the incident at the Thai Kingdom, in Warwick Road, Stratford- Upon-Avon, at around 6.15pm yesterday. AWest Midlands Ambulance service spokesman said: "It is believed the girl's clothes and hair had set on fire from a candle. The fiveyear- old suffered serious burns to her arms and chest. "The girl's injuries were treated at the scene by ambulance crews and her condition was stabilised." The child has not yet been named. |
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