Elderly woman burned as clothes catch fire at New Year bonfire in Hokkaido

An elderly woman visiting a shrine in Hokkaido suffered burns to her face, arms and legs on Wednesday after her clothing caught fire as she tried to throw a New Year's decoration into a bonfire.The woman was conscious and was taken to hospital following the incident at Yukura Shrine in Hakodate at around 10:35 a.m.A shrine official at the scene said the woman appeared to have slipped on the frozen ground and stumbled as she was trying to throw a used woven "shimekazari" decoration into the fire, causing the flames to spread to her clothing, according to local police and others.In the fire f…READ FULL ARTICLE