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Show i j Father and Daughter Burned in Home Fire j Sylvia Smith, 17, and her fath- er, Bert Smith were painfully ! burned Sunday when the young lady's clothing caught fire as , she stood in front of an open fire place. The young lady was injured as j a nylon slip she was wearing was ignited as she stepped close to the fire place. She was almost immediately enveloped in flames, and suffered severe burns about the body and arms. Her father, who was in the room with her at the time, rushed rush-ed to her aid and received seri- ous burns on both hands as he fought to extinguish the flames and keep the burning clothing from the girl's body. Both are reported to be recovering recov-ering satisfactorily from the painful burns. |