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MALDON: Freak pants fire kills pensioner

Seeded on Mon Dec 1, 2008 10:27 AM EST
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INCONTINENCE pants manufacturers are being urged to make their products fire resistant after a disabled man burned to death when his caught alight.

Housebound George 'Bill' Martin, 71, died at his Southminster bungalow on February 28 when a cigarette set pads contained in his incontinence pants on fire, turning its cotton wadding into molten globules, an inquest heard.

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wmolaw

Oh, man wish I hadn't read this!

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Reply#2 - Mon Dec 1, 2008 10:53 AM EST
CaliforniaNative

I suppose laughing would be in bad taste ;)

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Reply#3 - Mon Dec 1, 2008 3:31 PM EST
Buzzman1313

way to late for prep-H! it is a terrible incident..why do i want to chuckle?....can u imagine the smell.. aaand stank!!  sorry if thats in poor taste

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Reply#4 - Tue Dec 2, 2008 10:41 AM EST
Nic-24

What a way to die.

    Reply#5 - Tue Dec 2, 2008 1:08 PM EST
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