3 posts tagged ‘accidents’
Hair dryer explodes in woman's hand. Police investigate foul play
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A 37-year-old woman from Karnataka, India, suffered severe injuries to her palms and fingers after a hair dryer exploded in her hand. Police are now investigating the incident and suspect foul play. According to The Independent, Basavarajeshwari Yarnal collected a parcel on behalf of her neighbor, identified only as Sasikala. — Read the rest The post Hair dryer explodes in woman's hand. Police investigate foul play appeared first on Boing Boing.
Woman falls to death through rotten floorboards into 48ft well under home
An 83-year-old woman died Sunday while helping her daughter move out of a 100-year-old house in Salem, South Carolina. Rotten floorboards gave way underfoot and she fell into a 48-ft well long hidden beneath them, reports WHNS's Alvieann Chandler. According to Oconee County property records, the house was originally built in 1920. — Read the rest
Driver smashes $300,000 sports car into a building (video)
A person driving a $300,000 sports car — a McLaren 720S — crashed it into the side of an office building in Portland, Oregon early Sunday morning, destroying the car and injuring themself. The crash also damaged the building, "breaking out the glass and damaging the facade of the structure," according to an official via ABC27. — Read the rest