A motorized scooter engulfed in flames

Marjorie Jane HibbleAn 80-year-old woman has reportedly died after being “completely engulfed” in flames while riding her motorized scooter.

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This is what reportedly happened to Marjorie Jane Hibble

According to Northern News Now Hibble was a resident of Boundary Waters Care Facility. Emergency services were reportedly dispatched to the area around 4:38 p.m. on Monday, January 6. According to the report, a witness reported a fire at that location.

In addition, the report notes that Hibble’s motorized scooter “caught fire” while she was sitting near the facility. Hibble was reportedly “totally engulfed” before officers were able to remove her from the scooters.

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According to the publication, as a result of the incident Hibl received serious burns. She was also taken to Ely Hospital before being airlifted to a hospital in Duluth, where she died.

Northern News Now adds that the state fire marshal is continuing to investigate the fatality. However, preliminary reports indicate that “smoking was likely the cause of the accidental fire.”

Finally, the publication notes that outside Hibl, an employee of the boundary water care facility was also injured. However, their lives were not threatened, and they were eventually released from the hospital.

A case has been opened on the shocking incident involving another 80-year-old woman

How Shadow room it was previously reported that the death of another 80-year-old woman made headlines in December. At the time, a lawsuit was reportedly filed against Sleep Number and its manufacturer over the death of Rosalind Walker.

Walker was reportedly trapped in his Sleep Number bed for two days after it “went down without warning”.

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