Resident Seriously Burned while Cooking

LONGVIEW — Authorities say a cooking accident in Longview seriously injured a resident Thursday. Around 12:09 p.m., the Longview Fire Department responded to 1805 Paver Stone. Authorities say 2nd and 3rd degree burns covered approximately 60% of the victim’s body. The call came in as a medical alert button activation which notified the family. On arrival, crews and investigators determined that clothing had caught fire at or near the electric cook top, where the victim’s clothes burned completely off. The victim had managed to move to a bedroom which was about 15 feet away from where the burn occurred. The victim was the only person at the residence at the time of the incident. The Longview Fire Department transported the resident to Good Shepherd Medical Center. The victim was then flown to Parkland Hospital in Dallas.