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Updated at 6:58 p.m., Sunday, April 13, 2008

Toddler severely burned in Big Island home accident

Advertiser Staff

A female toddler severely burned in a home accident Wednesday on the Big Island was medevaced to O'ahu and admitted to Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children, according to Honolulu police.

The child suffered second- and third-degree burns, police said.

Hawai'i County police said the girl fell into a tub being used to boil water at her Mountain View home Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. Her residence does not have electrical or gas power, police csaid.

Big Island police classified the case as a home accident and asked Honolulu police to monitor the girl's condition. No information was available today on the girl's condition.