Talk about starting the New Year with a bang. One woman ended up going to the hospital with third-degree burns after fireworks hit her in the chest.
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It should be noted that the woman wasn't anywhere near fireworks. So it's definitely a freak accident with a bit of misfortune thrown in there. The woman appears to live in what looks like a high rise several stories up. She was watching fireworks from her apartment window in Navegantes, Santa Catarina state.
That good time with her husband soon turned to terror. One of the fireworks exploded to close and actually flew through her window, striking her in the chest and hand.
27-year-old Bianca Miranda found herself on fire. The firework crashed through the window while Miranda was standing close to the open window. It seared her chest and caused her to scream out in a mix of shock and agony.
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It also caught her dress on fire as she attempted to swat the flames away. Fortunately, her husband, Victor Frasca, managed to put out the blaze. However, it ended up causing third-degree burns to her chest and second-degree burns to her hand.
"I burnt my hand because I tried to put out the fire," Miranda told a local news station, according to NewsX. "I was desperate. The dress stuck to my body, I had to go under the shower to try to alleviate the pain."
To make matters even more tragic, the couple actually rented the apartment for the New Year event. They wanted the opportunity to get up close and personal to the fireworks. They even had a tripod set up to record the event.
Well, they certainly got up close and personal, but not in the way they probably wanted to. Miranda ended up going to the Nossa Senhora dos Navegantes Hospital. They treated her wounds.
"It took us about half an hour to find the hospital, but we were very well taken care of," Miranda said. "I received pain medication, anti-inflammatories and antibiotics, as well as guidance on the necessary care."
