Woman in her 80s Seriously Burned after BIRTHDAY CAKE Candles Set her Clothes on Fire at Beauty Salon

A pensioner has suffered serious burns after the candles on her birthday cake set her clothes on fire at a hairdressing salon – reports Daily Mail.
The woman, thought to be in her 80s, was visiting a hair salon in Wallasey Village, when the fire broke out at 12.20pm today.
It is believed a member of staff from the salon also suffered burns while trying to help the woman by using his hands to extinguish the flames.
The woman, in her 80s, and another man, who tried to help her, were transferred to a specialist burns unit for treatment
Firefighters are now investigating the cause of the blaze but it is thought the candles from the birthday cake may have started the fire.
The woman and the man were taken to a hospital in Upton, before being transferred to the burns unit at a hospital in Prescot.