After the unexpected explosion at her family’s house, Grace Owen was left in unbearable anguish as the flames burned her flesh.
John, who is 54 years old and a father, sprayed lighter fluid on the burner, believing it was out. However, it was still burning, and it launched a jet of fire at her.
Grace, who lives in Eskbank, Midlothian, said, “I remember being on the floor and just thinking, this is it, my life is going to change.”
“I could hear my hair sizzling and saw a glow of light from behind me.
“I looked in the bathroom mirror and noticed that some areas of my skin were beginning to blister.”
“I didn’t have any eyebrows, fringe, or eyelashes. I looked like I had been shocked by electricity.
Marie, 45, the student’s mother, pulled her horrified daughter into a cold shower after she rolled on the floor to put out the flames.
She was sent to St. John’s Hospital in Livingston to get treatment for her burns.
Grace, who is healing well, stated, “Fifteen minutes before, I was sitting at the table with my family, and they were talking about skin grafts.”
She said, “I keep having dreams. It will take time to return to normal.”
After the “flamejetting” catastrophe in October, which was caused by the combination of oxygen and ethanol in the bottle generating a “perfect storm” when it came into contact with the fire, Joy shared the horrific picture on Facebook as a warning against the gadgets.
The family is now demanding more regulations on the selling of the table bowls, which are advertised as being powered by ethanol.
