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| 'Terrified' children see Bolton mother's T-shirt on fire | 'Terrified' children see Bolton mother's T-shirt on fire |
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| A woman suffered burns to her back after her T-shirt caught fire in front of her three "terrified" children in Bolton, the fire service said. | A woman suffered burns to her back after her T-shirt caught fire in front of her three "terrified" children in Bolton, the fire service said. |
| The woman, aged 40, had been bending down to pick up a tablet device near a gas fire at her home in Oldstead Grove at about 21:45 GMT on Tuesday. | The woman, aged 40, had been bending down to pick up a tablet device near a gas fire at her home in Oldstead Grove at about 21:45 GMT on Tuesday. |
| She was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital for back and hand injuries. | She was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital for back and hand injuries. |
| Watch manager Ian Read urged people to be "very careful" near open fires. | Watch manager Ian Read urged people to be "very careful" near open fires. |
| He said it appeared the woman had been reaching down close to the gas fire when her T-shirt was set alight. | He said it appeared the woman had been reaching down close to the gas fire when her T-shirt was set alight. |
| "She has burned her back quite badly and also her hands where she has tried to get it off. | |
| "There were three children there and they were very upset to see this," Mr Read said. | "There were three children there and they were very upset to see this," Mr Read said. |