A woman from Yecla (Murcia) dies from burns suffered while smoking after refreshing her body with alcohol

A 71-year-old woman has died at the Virgen de la Arrixaca hospital in Murcia as a result of the serious burns she suffered when she accidentally lit her body when she lit a cigarette, moments after drinking alcohol to cool off from the high temperatures..

As confirmed to EFE by sources from the Ministry of Health, the woman was a neighbor of Yecla and died this Thursday, hours after being admitted to the burn unit of the Murcian hospital.

More details about the event are unknown and there are no records in the 112 Emergency Coordination Center of the Region of Murcia, which suggests that the victim was initially helped by someone close to him and the police were not notified by telephone. medical emergency services.

This death, which has come to light this Friday, occurred the day the Region of Murcia was on red notice due to high temperatures, with records above 45 degrees in some parts of the community.