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North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson treated for second-degree burns (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Save you a click:

Robinson was making an appearance at the Mayberry truck show in Mount Airy when he was injured, campaign spokesperson Mike Lonergan said in a statement.

Robinson was treated at Northern regional hospital in Mount Airy for second-degree burns, he added.

The rest of the article is fluff.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He must have gotten too close to the latest poll numbers

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

He was just basking in the rosy glow of his campaign while it goes up in smoke

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

And second degree burning is blistering. Could've been as simple as leaning against a truck exhaust.

Edit: Oh, I stand corrected. It is blistering at most.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

That's the most likely explanation for what happened.