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Monday 26 January 2015

Incredible recovery of girl, 16, who lost her hair, fingertips and half of her skin in freak home explosion 2 months ago

On November 10th 2014, 16 year old Kilee Brookbank returned to her home in Georgetown, Ohio and perceived a strange odour. To combat the odour, Kilee lit a candle and that was when her life changed forever. The house immediately exploded and she was engulfed in flames that razed off 25% of her skin. The freak explosion burned off her finger tips, hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, and obliterated the skin from her arms, back, legs, face, and stomach with third-degree burns.


The fire was so aggressive it went right to the fat beneath her skin, leaving her hands milk-bottle white

Her mother and stepfather were at work when the house exploded and Kilee ran out the half destroyed walls into the street on fire. Her neighbours began throwing buckets of water on her as they made efforts to call her parents. She was rushed to a helipad with her mother then flown to Cincinnati Children's Hospital 20 minutes away, then transferred to the specialist unit at Shriner's down the road where her father met them.

In the emergency room doctors cut open her arms in a desperate bid to reduce the swelling, while she was given oxygen, an IV, and doused in antibiotic solution. 

Incredibly, the 16 year old has made a quick recovery two months later and and this week she took the ultimate step to go back to school. After four operations, skin grafts on her hands, and two months of physiotherapy, Kilee has returned to RULH High School, where she is honour student and plays soccer. She is one out of many lucky people who have escaped  the harsh effect of fire outbreak. 
"I guess I'm just lucky,' Brookbank said to WCPO "It makes you stronger. You don't take anything for granted. It's life changing. I know there's worse things that can happen.'
Few could imagine anything much worse than lighting a candle to get rid of a foul smell, then almost burning to death. 
'It felt normal,' she said. 'My body felt the same, kind of numb. My hands felt different. I remember it was really hot, but it didn't hurt.' 
Investigators are still working to understand the cause of the fire, which is likely to have been a propane gas leak. See her pics below...


Source: UK Daily Mail

110 comments:

GCN( LADY G ) said...

Choi....gladchinyere@gmail.com

AbokiDaWarriBoy said...

Omg

GCN( LADY G ) said...

Choi....gladchinyere@gmail.com

Unknown said...

woooow.... quite a story

AbokiDaWarriBoy said...

Omg

LGM said...

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Unknown said...

Thank God for her life

AbokiDaWarriBoy said...

Kia...nawa ooo

Unknown said...

Awwwww!
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Steady said...

God pass Oyibo sha

Catwalk With Pat said...

Wow! a clear case of "When there is life there is hope"

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@MEETD®EALEVANS™ said...

Heya fine girl...

Unknown said...

God is awesome #hoperestored#


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Unknown said...

Omg!

Unknown said...

Thank God she survived it and alive

Unknown said...

If na Naija make she forget am oooo. If she try reach hospital..you'll hear stuff like we don't attend to burn here, we'll refer her to LUTH and b4 she'll get to LUTH (BY ROAD), we'll start hearing stories that touch. olaoluwa.emmanuel@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

I tell you, after God na oyinbo dey follow. Linda take note!

Unknown said...

God works in many ways..

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@MEETD®EALEVANS™ said...

Hey Gladys I've started again o...this is not the rite post nowwwww.

General said...

Thanksgiving on her mind. Amazin miracle

ChincoBee said...

Wow that's good....chai na why I like oyinbos,they are too good

Unknown said...

I tell you, after God na oyinbo dey follow. Linda take note!

Anonymous said...

God is good to her. benotekcomputers@gmail.com

ebonyz... said...

Glad she's getting better

Unknown said...

Good she had a quick recovery.
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snowflix said...

Wow! Am happy for her. She is so pretty #onelovefromsnow#

Unknown said...

Good she had a quick recovery.
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Inside Out said...

She's a happy child. ..Happiness is key to a fast recovery..

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This is so touching..such a beauty

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GALORE said...

Wow....she looks so happy


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Anonymous said...

thank God for her quick recovery.the pain must have been unimaginable.


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Anonymous said...

Wow. Daz gr8. # oneandonlynwa@gmail.com#

Unknown said...

Good, she resurrect.. Haha! But she somehow looks like Miley or do i need my glasses to be fix right? My observation though.



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MADE IN NIGERIA said...

awwwww, it can only be God....

Alakpodia me.. said...

good.. tank God oh

Richard said...

Thank God for her life.

Unknown said...

testing testing of the mic

Jules said...

Choi! Thank God for her life oo

Unknown said...

Wow!
Thank God 4d recovering.

nwa di Thick said...

THANK GOD for divine healing.

success igbinoba said...

Aww she's really strong

Unknown said...

testing the mic

Unknown said...

miracle, happy for her





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Unknown said...

But d recovery is really amazing...
Thank God all d same.

Unknown said...

Hmmmm,
But stil it can not b as it was b4.

Ryan said...

Really incredible...

Unknown said...

Faith #
thank God for her life.

ary said...

Helicopters, quick response and professionalism, that is one of the many things I got from this article. I wonder when a hospital will own a helicopter for quick transfer of patients for medical emergencies! I wondered what would have being the fate of the kid if she had had the misfortune of being a Nigerian, she would probably have died or be scarred for life!

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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She really went through pains no doubt, thank God for progress....
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Subomi said...

nice to see her gradually getting back to normal life

Unknown said...

Well, tank God she wasn't killed by de fire.

Unknown said...

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Unknown said...

god is indeed great.

Unknown said...

Thank God for you dear

ukbliss said...

Plz dis Gladys girl get a life ur beginning to sound irritating

Unknown said...

thank God for her life. i bet if na nigeria, make i hear

Juleslouis said...

There's nothing like adequate medicare. If it wasa in my country nigeria, she's good as dead or she will have permanet scarsa and discolorations when she recovers. Smh. Thank God for her

Anonymous said...

Wow, thank God for her life oh!

Princess G said...

Thank God for life.

Davido's driver said...

Thank God

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PAVOUR said...

WOW WOW FINE GAL SORRI. THANK GOD SHE MADE IT

knowurway.com said...

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passions said...

we thank God for life of this gal,i can only imagine what the whole family would have gone through,thank God it ended in prasies.

Unknown said...

am happy for her and it also remained me of myself i had the same issue..mine was complete 1st and second degree burn from head to toe and i spent like 13month in the hospital here in Nigeria and to the glory of GOD i only have few scars on my chest to stomach every other part of my body is OK that u wont even know i had such accident

yawanow said...

lucky girl. Thank God for her life and doctors. Imagine surviving an explosion.

Unknown said...

God is really wonderful!!..The God of impossibilities...dat's wat I call Him.

Unknown said...

Hmmm

Unknown said...

Thank God for her quick recovery.

OMOBABA said...

GOD IS WONDERFUL

tracy said...

all thanks to God for a saved life

Unknown said...

thank God it in d western world nd NAIJA cus too much story like hospital bills or can't treat r in dis hospital.

Unknown said...

WISHING HER MORE RECOVERY!!! WHAT A MIRACLE WORKING GOD JC

felicia said...

thank God for her life..wish u quick recovery










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didimayanra said...

Thank God for her life.

Unknown said...

Thank God for her. She is beautiful

Unknown said...

She's so fortunate..wow! Its amazing how she healed quickly

Unknown said...

She's so fortunate..wow! Its amazing how she healed quickly

Unknown said...

Am so impressed, if it's in Niger nigga 4get dat babe.

Sammy said...

She is so lucky datsammy@gmail.com

Unknown said...

Wow!!! Thank God she is fine and she will recover safely in Jesus name. Amen.

Unknown said...

Awwwwwwww, thank God for her. Good health care services is very important in a country.

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Unknown said...

I wonder if she would have survived or what she would look like if she was in Nigeria.

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DADDYSWIFE said...

Chai! Ekene dili onyenwe anyi
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Anonymous said...

God is faithful, in as much as i see the hand of God upon her, such incidents get you thinking, when will Naija get to this level? if it had happened back home here in Naija nko?

Vivian Gills said...

its a miracle....happy for her for the quick recovery

Unknown said...

she is indeed a lucky one...#wondering if such had happened in nigeria, what would have been her faith**just thinking out loud**

Anonymous said...

Judging by your comment you sound like an illiterate, comments like these are the sole reason white people look at black people especially Africans as if we are still monkeys.

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Thank God for her life, she is rily strong o... And thank God its abroad, here in naija wit no money, d person will be dead and buried now..8-| ˚°◦hmmm!.. All is well

Unknown said...

Awww Alhamdullilah

Unknown said...

thank God for her.

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Nwaikeji said...

wow tnk God

Mz Naija said...

Wow!! Really Ms Linda this is INCREDIBLE!! She is so damn lucky..

Unknown said...

God is great. If na for Naija e don be for her be dat o

Anonymous said...

Thank God for her life.On the first of January a Nigerian couple and their two kids died mysteriously in Mexico by exact same thing.May God protect us

Unknown said...

This white are jst too good medically; imagine d transformation within a short. Space of time...waOo so AMAZING...

Unknown said...

THANK GOD FOR QUICK RECOVERING

Unknown said...

Thank God for her life and this amazing recovery

dami said...

Thank God for her life......she's really lucky

Unknown said...

awesome God, she's back on her feet

Unknown said...

Wow!... God's work! ~ceze

APPLE said...

May God Almighty be praised! Amen!

Unknown said...

Thank God for saving her life

Beautiful wifey said...

All the same, thank God

Jolly Saft said...

The grace and love of God on this girl's life is wonderful. Thank God she is still alive to tell her story.

elovi said...

Happy ffor hr

Ifeayomi said...

congratulations ooo... total recovery for u by Gods grace ooo.
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Unknown said...

She's a strong girl

Anonymous said...

'Tis God giving her a chance to call on Jesus.

Damilola said...

But we r still monkeys. To register to vote na fight and horrendous queues with pple paying to get infrnt. To get d pvc another drama altogether....wake up Nigeria

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