London woman dies from injuries in hay fire

LONDON, Ky. (AP) – A coroner’s office says a woman who caught fire while trying to burn hay has died from her injuries.

A statement from the Fayette County Coroner’s Office says 38-year-old Quincy J. McQueary died Friday night, six days she was injured.

According to the statement, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office said McQueary was lighting the hay after pouring gas on it and it flashed, setting her ablaze.

The coroner’s office said McQueary died from multisystem organ failure due to thermal injuries. Her death is being treated as accidental.

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