File this under "freak accidents." Orange County woman is burned after she picks up rocks on a beach. You know how your mother warned you, "Don't pick that up! It might be dangerous"? Or, it might ignite in your shorts pocket after you get home. A paramedic says he's never seen anything like this in his 27 years of service.
SAN CLEMENTE - A 43-year-old woman is undergoing surgery after two rocks that she collected at a South County beach ignited in the pocket of her shorts, officials from Orange County Fire Authority said. The incident happened about 3:30 p.m. Saturday when the woman was standing in her kitchen after returning from an outing to Trestles Beach.
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