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A teenager in Florida is in a medically induced coma following a horrifying accident on New Year’s Eve. Authorities tell WFOR that 14-year-old Layne Chesney suffered third-degree burns across most of her body while roasting marshmallows at a friend’s house. “My daughter has sustained burns over 95 percent of her body,” Leigh Chesney, Layne’s mother, told WFOR. “She has suffered a lot of disfiguring injuries. Family members say Layne was roasting marshmallows at a friend’s house to make s’mores. “When the flames went out, one of the children or her, I do not know the complete story, accidentally or purposefully,...

Layne Chesney, the teenager who was badly burned in a New Year's Eve bonfire, has died. She was 15. Chesney was burned over the majority of her body. She had been recovering in a hospital since the incident on Dec. 31, 2017. According to a post on her mother's Facebook page, Layne died today. "Layne was called home today by our creator. She fought a hard battle right until the end- never wanting to quit- because quitting was not in her nature..." says the post, which was published just before 12:30 p.m. "We are heart broken, but remain always grateful...