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I’ve never known myself without my scar. In late January, 1991, my mom, eight months pregnant with my brother, received a call saying I had been rushed to Kings County Hospital. Forty percent of my infant body had been scalded by a pot of hot water. By some miracle, she convinced the staff to transfer […]

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A 12-year-old Michigan girl was left with serious burns after attempting the “Fire Challenge” with friends; now she’s in the hospital and expected to need several surgeries. Timiyah Landers’ mother, Brandi, is speaking out about the dangerous online challenges that are popular with many young people. Her daughter set herself ablaze Friday night and photos online show […]

A Kansas City mom is demanding answers after she says her 7-year-old son was attacked by their neighbor’s 8-year-old and set on fire after being doused with nail-polish remover in their apartment complex. Ashley Lyons said, “I received a call…saying that my son was being rushed to the hospital. They said a child drowned my son […]

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GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Things were quiet at a convenience store in Southern Oregon when a tattooed man came in and started dousing himself with Hawaiian Punch Slurpees. The Grants Pass Daily Courier reports the man had suffered burns and was being chased by two others Tuesday afternoon when he ran into the 7-Eleven […]