Volume 10 , Issue 21

1947 - Mother & Infant Burned

1947 - Mother & Infant Burned - Fire Destroys Home.

"Mrs. Keith Burnham, 20, and her year old baby daughter suffered severe burns when their farm residence fifteen miles northwest of Freedom was destroyed by fire Friday afternoon.

Mrs. Burnham has second and third degrees burns on her face, arms and back while the infant was burned on the face and head, but less seriously than the mother.

A young son was in the house at the time of the fire but escaped uninjured, it was reported.

It was believed that a stove in the house exploded, starting the fire. The young son was protected by furniture between him and the stove and managed to get out of the house.

The home was nearly was totally destroyed. It is located in a remote part of the county.

The husband was attending a sale in Alva at the time of the fire. They are patients in the Freedom hospital." -- Alva Review courier January 20, 1947
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