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Blind man dies after setting fire to himself using microwave

A blind man died in a freak accident when he set his clothes on fire while attempting to warm up a towel in a microwave.

James Shaffer, 68, from Stonycreek Township in Pennsylvania, put the cloth in the appliance to warm it up and use it to soothe his sore knee on Tuesday.

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