[Drew68]

I had been following this story since in happened almost a year and a half ago. She wasn't supposed to make it through the night. She fought hard for her life but her injuries were just too severe. May she rest in peace and may her loving friends and family find healing.

Original thread:

14-year-old in coma after being burned while roasting marshmallows

[Drew68]

Ping

[PGR88]

Prayers up. What a terrible thing to suffer.

[robowombat]

Layne was burned after she tried to put gasoline on a fire-pit at a friend's house, and the can exploded, the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office said. Three other people were injured.

One lesson parents need to teach. Don't throw gasoline on a fire site. Bad things happen.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Horrible, and to linger so long. Rest now.

[redfreedom]

I was wondering how such a tragedy could have happened, and your link had the answer. Someone poured gasoline on a fire.

I personally do that once in a while to get oil to light deadfall trees in a burn pit. It is very dangerous. If there is an existing flame or embers there will be a huge flare up that expands for both width and height. Being as close as 15 feet will singe hair. However I use a safer method than pouring.

[JudyinCanada]

Poor thing. I would have thought that if she made it for 1 1/2 years, she was long out of the woods. So sad.

[Gay State Conservative]

In hospital burn units it's often said of the *very* badly burned “the lucky ones die quickly”. This poor kid wasn't at *all* lucky.

[MeganC]

May God welcome her into His loving arms.

I’m done here tonight, the screen is getting blurry.

Megan

[RoseofTexas]

Dear God why do good things happen to bad evil people and bad thing to good people?😢 Layne, may you Rest in the loving arms of Jesus for all Eternity beautiful angel 😢

[tet68]

Sweet kid. Prayers up for her family.
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[LibWhacker]

Horrible. May her reward be eternal bliss in Our Father’s Kingdom.

[LibWhacker]

Horrible. May her reward be eternal bliss in Our Father’s Kingdom.

[Free in Texas]

Prayers for her and her loved ones. May she rest, now.

[4yearlurker]

Damn shame! To bad there was not a responsible person there to scream out "Don't do that!!!"

[DUMBGRUNT]

A long (60 min) safety video by Charlie, severely burned, and his recovery.

At ~ 20 min he tells how he prayed for death.
A most compelling story:

This hard hitting video explores the life and the workplace injury of Charlie Morecraft, a refinery worker who nearly lost his life in a refinery explosion. Your employees will see how he went from refinery worker to keynote speaker in safety related issues. ... Charlie Morecraft

https://vimeo.com/144942380

[rlmorel]

Good God. That poor girl. Well, she is unencumbered by her damaged body now.

[livius]

Very, very sad. Throwing gasoline on a BBQ or a fire is such a common source of major injuries. People don’t realize that the fumes burst into flames immediately, or that the fire can travel right back up the stream (on the vapors) and turn the source into a bomb.

It doesn’t always happen, and in fact it probably doesn’t even happen most times when people do this, but it’s devastating when it does.

[murron]

My uncle poured charcoal lighter fluid on a fire in a barbecue grill and the fire followed the stream of the fuel back into the can that was still in my uncle’s hand and severely burned his hand. Lesson is never pour a flammable liquid onto a fire.

[mowowie]

I’ve been thinking of her for a while now and even unsuccessfully looked a few weeks ago for some updates.

This is horrible news.

RIP

[Grimmy]

Stories like this make me look back at all the truly stupid and dangerous things I did in my life and give heartfelt thanks to our Lord for protecting me from myself.

Prayers Up! for the soul of the young lady and for all her friends and family.