A former U.K. Army soldier had to turn his life upside down when his plane caught fire at 1,000 feet during a routine solo flight. The pilot harnessed a rush of adrenaline, and his specialized military training, to prepare for landing and leap from the plane as flames engulfed the cockpit. He saved his own…
‘Life on a Thread’: Pilot With 63 Percent Third-Degree Burns Survived His Cockpit Catching Fire
Jay Leno Released From Hospital Following Burn Injuries
Comedian Jay Leno has been released from a burn center in Los Angeles after sustaining injuries to his hands, face, and chest when a vintage car he was working on burst into flames earlier this month. The 72-year-old former “The Tonight Show” host was discharged from the Grossman Burn Center on Nov. 21, doctors said…
Traditional Chinese Medicine | 6 Quick, Easy Ways to Treat Burns and Scalds Without Leaving Scars
In daily life, accidental burns and scalds happen from time to time, so how to treat them in an emergency so as not to cause further infection or leave scars? Wu Kuo-pin, director of Xinyitang Chinese Medical Clinic, said that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has its own set of special clinical experience methods for the…
Miracle Survivor of 98 Percent Body Burns Raises 2 Kids, Credits God for Keeping Him Alive
A Florida man who suffered 98 percent burns to his body in a horrific accident as a child, and was given only 1 percent chance of survival, has pulled through against the odds. He endured bullies, loneliness, and thoughts of suicide, but the love of his family and their daily prayer got him through. Today,…
Teen Charged With Homicide After Chemical Burns Kill Father
GROVELAND TOWNSHIP, Mich.—A Michigan teenager accused of burning her father by throwing chemicals on him last fall is facing a homicide charge following his recent death at a hospital. Megan Joyce Imirowicz, 18, of Groveland Township in Oakland County was charged last year with one count of assault with intent to do great bodily harm…
Lunar New Year Flowers in Flames as Hong Kong Farmer Burns Unsold Stock
HONG KONG—Flower farmer Leung Yat-shen has burned thousands of flowers he cannot sell this year as Hong Kong’s stringent measures against the Omicron variant of coronavirus have halved his Lunar New Year demand. Leung, 70, runs a traditional farm in Hong Kong’s rural Yuen Long district growing sword lilies, water lilies, and tulips. He had…
Student Who Was Pronounced Dead After College Fire Survives, Starts Fire Safety Nonprofit to Help Others
WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS IMAGES THAT SOME READERS MAY FIND DISTURBING. A college student who survived a campus fire that killed five is learning to live as a burn survivor. After 32 surgeries, he insists on seeing the beauty in life and has started a fire safety nonprofit called “Brighter Than the Fire” to help…
Woman Suffered Burns to 70 Percent of Her Body at Age 10, Walks Stage in Beauty Pageant to Fulfill Dream
At age 10, Danette Haag was severely burned in a house fire but she survived, suffering burns to 70 percent of her body. She was left battling physical and emotional scars that would follow her into adulthood. Now 50, Danette has learned to love the skin she lives in, becoming a wife and mother and…
Woman Who Suffered Acid Attack for Rejecting Marriage Proposal Finds Love, Marries Man She Met in Hospital
An acid attack survivor has tied the knot with the man she met in a hospital while recovering over the last few years. Pramodini Roul, 28, married Saroj Sahoo, 29, on March 1 in her hometown Jagatsinhpur, Odisha, after first meeting in 2018. Saroj’s friend was a nurse and would regularly visit the hospital where…
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