It appears that Mrs. Minney, who was just about to close some uppers, had in her hands a tin containing about a pint of thick solution. This she dropped when near the gas oven which was alight, and the inflammable liquid ran underneath. Mrs. Minney stooped down to pick up the solution and had some in her hands when that portion which had run under the oven suddenly exploded. The force of the explosion knocked her backwards, and the solution which she had in her hands then ignited, and in a moment her arms were a mass of flames.

She screamed for her daughter who was sitting out doors, and Miss Minney, who at once ran to her mother’s assistance, saw an alarming sight, the rug and back door being in flames.

Mrs. Minney ran into the yard and her daughter followed her, and tore off her mother’s apron, which was burning.

Miss Minney’s blouse then ignited, but Mrs. Elsie Ambridge, who resides next door, managed to stifle the flames with a wet cloth, but not before Miss Minney’s arm had been badly burned.

Mrs. Ambridge efficiently rendered first-aid, applying oil to Mrs. and Miss Minney’s burns, and later the injuries were dressed by Nurse Tipping and Mr. Timpson, of the St. John Ambulance Association. We are pleased to state that Mrs. and Miss Minney are making satisfactory progress, although both are naturally suffering from shock.