A 36-year-old Baltimore woman suffered first degree burns on over 25% of her body Friday after a freak accident involving insecticide from a can of aerosol ignited by a stove that resulted in combustion, fire officials said.
Arnetta Sands, of the 200 block of North Aisquith Street, was using insecticide near her stove when it ignited at around 12:13 a.m., which caused major fire damage to her kitchen and furnishings, as well as to the apartment next to hers. Sands suffered first-degree burns and the fire caused a wall between the two apartments to collapse, which landed on the crib of a 10 day old baby, authorities said.
Fire Fighters removed the portion of the wall that landed on the crib of the newborn, Andre Henderson. Renee Henderson, the mother of the baby was uninjured in the incident according to authorities and her and as well as the baby was brought to the hospital for possible smoke inhalation. Both were treated and released and hospital.
Sands was taken to the hospital and treated for her burns and was later released from a church home and hospital. Captain Thommen of the fire department reported that the fire was accidental and no one else was reported injured in the accident.
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