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An 80-year-old woman was killed from injuries she suffered Monday, when her motorized scooter started on fire outside Ely's nursing home.
According to a news release issued Tuesday by the Ely Police Department, authorities were dispatched to the Boundary Waters Care Center at approximately 4:38 pm, when a witness reported the fire to 911.
The victim was fully engulfed before staff members were able to get her off of the scooter.
The victim suffered severe burns and was initially transported to Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital, and later airlifted to a hospital in Duluth. The victim was later pronounced dead from her injuries.
A nursing home staff member received non-life threatening injuries and was treated and released from the Ely hospital.
The incident is currently under investigation by the state fire marshal.
