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Posted: 27-07-2013 17:39 Post subject:

Apparently kite-related deaths are more common than you'd think, especially every year at that kite festival which I think is in Pakistan.

Posted: 27-07-2013 18:02 Post subject:

To think that Dick Van Dyke was spared! Sad

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Posted: 28-07-2013 07:25 Post subject:

Bonfire death GP Darryl Peel had 'no idea' of risk

The widow of a Suffolk GP who died after pouring petrol on to a bonfire said her husband had "no idea" of the risk he was taking.
Dr Darryl Peel, 51, was critically burnt as he lit a fire at his home in Huntingfield, near Halesworth, in February.
He died 20 days later at the specialist burns unit in Chelmsford.
His widow Susie Peel said Dr Peel's time in hospital had been a "long and lingering process".
Dr Peel, who worked at Framlingham Surgery, had been clearing out the yard at his home on 6 February.

Mrs Peel said: "It was long and lingering process and was very distressing for all his friends and family because he was bandaged from head to foot and not able to communicate.
"I was very shocked by the amount of medical and educated people, who you might have thought would have known the dangers, who had no clue - almost everybody said that they had done the same thing.
"That horrified me because of the potential for this to happen to another family."

Dr Peel managed to phone the emergency services and was airlifted to Broomfield Hospital.
He had burns on all over his body and his treatment involved him being put into a coma, from which he never awoke.

Mrs Peel said: "It had started to rain and I suspect the pile he had made got wet and he decided to give it a helping hand - he would never have thrown petrol onto a lit bonfire.
"What happens is the vapour from petrol spreads around the ground, clings to your clothes and when he lit the bonfire he was enveloped in a ball of flame."

Dave Pederson, group commander from Suffolk Fire Service, said: "If people must have a bonfire, they should never use petrol or other accelerants.
"Petrol constantly evaporates in our climate and people have a lack of understanding of how dangerous the vapours can be and how far they can spread and still be flammable."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-23457489

A warning to everyone.

Posted: 28-07-2013 09:04 Post subject:

I've seen the results of pouring petrol on a bonfire myself. I used to know a guy through work, who had this happen to him. He had pretty bad burns on his face, which was a bit tragic as he was a very good-looking chap.
I didn't see him again after that, so I don't know how well the burns healed...

Edit: I should clarify that this man didn't pour the petrol on the bonfire himself - some wag at a Guy Fawkes party decided it would be a jolly wheeze to give my friend a scare. Rolling Eyes

Posted: 02-08-2013 08:15 Post subject:

Scotsman Hotel chemical death bodies removed

The bodies of a man and woman found dead after a chemical incident in an Edinburgh hotel are to undergo forensic analysis.
The pair were found in a room at the Scotsman Hotel at 12:15 on Thursday.
Police Scotland said the emergency operation at the hotel had now concluded and the fire service was satisfied there was no risk to guests or staff.
Both bodies have been removed from the hotel.

Police officers and fire service investigators had remained at the scene, on North Bridge in the city centre, overnight.
Police Scotland confirmed that the indications were the deaths had been chemical-related. Suicide has not been ruled out.
A spokesman for the force said: "Both bodies will undergo forensic analysis.

"Scotland Fire and Rescue carried out a robust examination of the hotel room and are satisfied the deaths were isolated to the room only.
"There was, and is, no risk to hotel guests, staff or members of the public in the area surrounding the premises.
"All chemical material of interest to this investigation has now been removed from the hotel with zero traces remaining inside the building."

A chemical incident response had been mobilised by the fire service, which saw about 25 firefighters, three pumps and a support crew attend the scene.
The sixth floor of the hotel was evacuated while emergency service personnel carried out their investigations.

The deaths continue to be treated as unexplained, pending a post mortem.
No details of either of the deceased will be released until next of kin have been informed.

The Scotsman Hotel is situated just off Edinburgh's Royal Mile and a short distance from Princes Street.
It occupies the former Scotsman Newspaper building and opened in 2001 when the paper moved to new premises.
Edinburgh's summer season is under way as thousands of performers and tourists visit the Scottish capital for the Festival Fringe, which officially begins on Friday

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-23545173

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Posted: 02-08-2013 13:17 Post subject:

Woman on first date dies in 17 story plunge from a balcony.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57596589/woman-on-first-date-plunges-17-floors-from-nyc-balcony/

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Posted: 02-08-2013 20:20 Post subject:

Today in the Telegraaf newspaper. My short summary:

Father stabs stepson to death after catching him "in flagrante delicto" with his (the fathers) girlfriend.

The father and girlfriend had a long history of marital fights. Neighbors said:

- We have seen them chasing each other naked in the street wielding kitchen knifes.
- Finally the police knew them well, we only had to call and say: "They're at it again" and the police would know where to go.

- "Actually it could be quite entertaining, you got a bag of crisps, sat in front of the window and watched the spectacle."

http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/21738832/__Vader_steekt_stiefzoon_dood__.html

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