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Woman's Hair Bursts Into Flames, Causes House Fire
WFTV ^ | March 22, 2006

Posted on 03/22/2006 11:20:25 AM PST by jdm

PORT ST. JOHN, Fla. -- A freak accident led to a devastating fire in Brevard County. The fire was sparked by a candle and then accidentally spread by a woman's hair.

The woman set her hair on fire and, in the process of trying to put it out, she set the house on fire. That fire was devastating to the house where the family had lived for more than 20 years.

The woman tried to blow out a candle, but ended up setting her hair on fire. She succeeded at putting her hair out, but the fire quickly spread and consumed the whole room.

The freak accident that started it all happened when Ramona's grown daughter turned in for the night and went to blow out a candle and, in turn, caught her hair on fire.

Amazingly, Ramona's daughter wasn't hurt. Nor were her four young grandchildren. Every last person made it out with barely a scratch and with enough time to grab all the valuables they could carry.

And as workers started to put her home back together, Ramona looked on Tuesday, fully aware her dilemma could have been so much more grim.

Ramona said her daughter's hair was singed and she has a few burns on her shoulder, but aside from that was by all accounts very lucky after a bizarre series of events that destroyed more than two decades of memories.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: floridalert; holdmuhhair
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To: Thinkin' Gal

LOL, my kids found my old CD and beg to hear it!


81 posted on 04/02/2006 6:23:17 AM PDT by the-ironically-named-proverbs2
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To: jdm; All

Cynthia McKinney's house burnt down????????.....

....probably some WHITE hairdresser sold her some bad "relaxer".....


82 posted on 04/02/2006 6:27:13 AM PDT by musicman
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To: jdm

McKinney's hair tried to commit suicide?


83 posted on 04/02/2006 6:27:56 AM PDT by Brytani (Someone stole my tagline - reward for its return!!!)
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To: LA Woman3
Joe Dirt (Wikipedia)

It has it's moments.

*The film made it on the list of Roger Ebert's most hated films.

84 posted on 04/02/2006 6:35:01 AM PDT by csvset
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To: AirForceBrat23
Is that Adam Sandler in drag?
85 posted on 04/02/2006 9:32:48 AM PDT by jdm
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To: jdm

At least they got to the root cause!


86 posted on 04/02/2006 9:34:25 AM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: jdm
IPerhaps everyone has seen this, but I dug it up for those who have not.

The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity.

87 posted on 04/02/2006 9:35:38 AM PDT by don-o (Don't be a Freeploader. Do the right thing. Become a Monthly Donor!)
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