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Two friends burn alive in defective tanning beds; a Bowflex machine crushes a meathead; a semi-trailer truck collides with Kevin's car, rocketing the motor into a bystander; and one girl's skull gets pelted by a nail gun.
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Michael Lee Simpson, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2022
Officials have also accused the protesters of trying to burn alive 10 police officers in Bogota.
—Star Tribune, 15 May 2021
The mentally ill men left to burn alive in a sordid boarding home that operated with little regard for lifesaving regulations.
—Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Dec. 2020
David Young, 69, who crashed his minivan into a tree while evacuating, only to burn alive with two pets in the cargo area.
—Lizzie Johnson, SFChronicle.com, 16 June 2020
Michael Lee Simpson, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2022
Officials have also accused the protesters of trying to burn alive 10 police officers in Bogota.
—Star Tribune, 15 May 2021
The mentally ill men left to burn alive in a sordid boarding home that operated with little regard for lifesaving regulations.
—Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Dec. 2020
David Young, 69, who crashed his minivan into a tree while evacuating, only to burn alive with two pets in the cargo area.
—Lizzie Johnson, SFChronicle.com, 16 June 2020
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“Burn alive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20alive. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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