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Old woman dies of burns from cigarette

By Our Correspondent
December 31, 2018

LAHORE: A 70-year-old woman died of burns she suffered at her home in Shera Kot area on Sunday. Police said Perveen Bibi went to bed with a burning cigarette. Her blanket caught a fire. Her screams alerted other family members who struggled with the flames and shifted her to a nearby hospital where she died.