DAYTON , Ohio (WJW) — A 14-year-old girl was in her bedroom removing nail polish last month when an explosion broke out.
Turns out the fumes from the liquid remover got too close to a nearby burning candle, causing the Ohio teen named Kennedy to be bathed in flames. Her screams caused her siblings to come running. They helped get her out of the room and called 911.
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“It was a horrific scene of her being covered in bubbles and welts and her skin being melted away,” Kennedy’s mother, Brandi, recently told People magazine.
The scary incident, which took place Jan. 5, left Kennedy covered in burns over 13% of her body, including on her arm, hands, stomach and thighs, according to Shriners Children’s Ohio in Dayton where Kennedy’s family sought treatment.
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Dr. Sara Higginson, Chief of Staff at Shriners Children’s Ohio with Kennedy. Photo courtesy Shriners Children’s Ohio -
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Photo courtesy Shriners Children’s Ohio
