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Woman airlifted to Harborview after suffering burns

West Pierce Fire & Rescue medics load a woman with severe burns into a helicopter in University Place on Friday afternoon. She was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment, West Pierce Assistant Chief Hallie McCurdy said.
West Pierce Fire & Rescue medics load a woman with severe burns into a helicopter in University Place on Friday afternoon. She was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment, West Pierce Assistant Chief Hallie McCurdy said. West Pierce Fire & Rescue Courtesy

A woman with severe burns was airlifted Friday afternoon from University Place to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to West Pierce Fire & Rescue.

The woman was airlifted about 3:30 p.m. from Cirque Park, 7250 Cirque Drive W., West Pierce Assistant Chief Hallie McCurdy said.

The woman was burned after some sort of issue with her oxygen tank, McCurdy said.

The woman was flown by helicopter to Harborview because heavy traffic on Interstate 5 would have made the ambulance ride take up to two hours, McCurdy said.

Kenny Ocker: 253-597-8627, @KennyOcker

This story was originally published August 11, 2017 at 3:52 PM with the headline "Woman airlifted to Harborview after suffering burns."

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