Carnival Queen engulfed in giant fireball as her lavish costume goes up in flames minutes before she goes on stage in Tenerife
Worldwide, Daily news | ankakh | February 9, 2013 21:13An aspiring carnival Queen has been severely burned after fireworks set her costume on fire during a parade inSanta Cruz de Tenerife.
Saida Maria Prieto, 25, was just minutes away from going on stage when the horrifc accident happened.
It is thought her costume turned into a giant fireball after coming into contact with pyrotechnics on another competitor’s outfit.
Witnesses the column of fire reached ten metres high as the flames spread across her costume which had several large ‘wings’.
Miss Prieto was rushed to hospital suffering first and second degree burns to 40 percent of her body.
Four other people were also treated for burns during the incident, including the designers who helped to extinguish the fire and free Miss Prieto from her burning costume.
She is currently on a respirator and sedated according to hospital sources.
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