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Girl, 9, Burned By Instant Noodles Airlifted To Hospital, Garfield Police Say

A 9-year-old girl was airlifted to an Essex County hospital after being burned by a hot cup of instant noodles in Bergen County on Monday, Sept. 30.

AirMed One

AirMed One

Photo Credit: Northvale PD

Garfield officers and Hackensack University Medical Center EMS and paramedics were called to a home on Outwater Lane at approximately 3:25 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, where the girl had suffered burns on her stomach, arm, and groin, Capt. Mario Pozo said.

The girl and her mother were flown by Hackensack Meridian Health's AirMed 1 from 20th Century Field on Elizabeth Street in Garfield to Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, Pozo said.

The hospital is equipped with New Jersey's only state-certified burn treatment facility, its website says.

The child's condition was unknown as of press time.

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