PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland fire officials say a 43-year-old woman suffered severe burns after she accidentally poured a full bottle of lighter fluid onto a small outdoor barbecue.
Officials say the flames burned her and a portion of a building Wednesday. She was rushed to a Portland hospital.
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