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Man smoking burns more than 50% of his body 

Jump to full article: Chicago Sun-Times, 2009-11-04

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A man who was smoking set himself on fire and suffered burns to more than 50% of his body early Wednesday at a house on the Far South Side.

Firefighters responded to a working fire at 4:50 a.m. on the 10100 block of South Bensley Avenue, according to Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford.

Crews arrived at 4:54 a.m. and found the 36-year-old man had burns to more than 50% of his body.

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