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burns stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - The English entry at the recent World Sauna Championships in Finland didn’t turn in “Britain’s finest hour,” team member Tom Whipple writes for the Times of London. The premise is simple: whoever lasts longest in a brutally hot sauna wins. The Brits were at a disadvantage—... More »

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steam • competition • heat • burns • Finland • sauna • World Sauna Championships • Tom Whipple

(Newser) - A website that claims to "tan" people as they bask in front of their computer screen has drawn a million duped viewers, reports the Daily Telegraph. The fake infomercial site by a British skin cancer charity directs pasty viewers to a free tanning trial on a web page where... More »

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Internet • skin cancer • sun • burns • tanning • suntan • ultra-violet rays

Melting Santa Suit Burned Killer, Foiled Getaway

Gunman found with costume fused to skin

Dec 27, 08 9:30 AM CST
(Newser) - The California Santa killer, who committed suicide after massacring his ex-wife’s family, had planned an escape by plane—but he was foiled by third-degree burns as his Santa Claus suit melted onto his body, the Los Angeles Times reports. The explosion as he set fire to his ex-wife’s... More »

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California • crime • murder-suicide • explosion • burns • getaway • arson • Santa Claus • shooting • costume • Bruce Jeffrey Pardo

Pakistani Salon Hires Fire, Acid Attack Victims

Women 'stand on own two feet' after assaults by crazed men

Aug 17, 08 4:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistani women disfigured by acid and fire attacks have found a second life—as beauticians, the AP reports. The head of a well-known Pakistani salon chain discovered 5 years ago how commonly women are maimed by crazed or spurned lovers. With the aid of an Italian surgical nonprofit, she has... More »

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Pakistan • domestic violence • burns • salon • domestic abuse

Dallas Gas Explosion Injures 3

Truck fire ignites massive blasts; major highways shut down

Jul 25, 07 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - At least three people were injured today after a stock of acetylene tanks and 18-wheelers exploded at a gas plant south of downtown Dallas, sending thick plumes of black smoke and chunks of debris flying into the air. Two people suffered burns and a third sustained a back injury; all... More »

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Texas • gas • Dallas • fires • firefighters • explosion • helium • oxygen • acetylene • blast • gas facility • gas plant • truck fire • air • industrial experts • burns

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