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Amish boy gets unexpected help from twin after suffering severe burns

TUSCAWARAS, OH – Jerry and John Miller just wanted to cook breakfast over the fire. After a night of camping in their backyard in Dundee, the 11-year-old Amish twins with matching dark hair and even darker eyes, wanted to enjoy one last Memorial Day weekend activity.

It’s not something Leah Miller, their mom, would normally do — take so much time to cook a meal on a weekday morning. But she was feeling different that day, so she told the boys to go get the fire ready.  As Leah gathered the dishes, a loud boom suddenly rattled the house.  She looked up to see a gas can sprawled 20 feet from the fire.  

Outside, her youngest boy was up in flames.   “Jerry’s on fire!” Leah screamed.

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