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Baby girl burned in explosion back in Charlotte after surgeries

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 16-month-old girl is back in Charlotte and is one step closer to going home after a gas explosion left her with burns on nearly half her body.

“She's an amazing little girl, strong,” Belinda Carr, Emily Hinton’s grandmother, said.

Carr is joyful this holiday season over her granddaughter’s recovery.

“She’s doing really good,” Carr said.

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Emily was admitted to the Levine Children’s Hospital after months of treatment at a burn center in Winston-Salem.

"I followed behind them in the ambulance and cried, praising God and telling him thank you, and without Him, she probably would not have made it," Carr said.

Emily was in the backyard with Carr at her north Charlotte home in September, when burning leaves and fumes from the small fire ignited an empty gas can.

“It was just a horrible accident,” Carr said.

Emily was burned over 47 percent of her body, but Carr said the girl fought her way back and special cell treatments helped to heal her wounds.

“They have healed wonderfully,” Carr said.

Emily will now receive therapy treatment at Levine’s, and Carr said the outpouring of support from the community has made a difference.

“For all the prayers, donations, gifts, cards everything, and just that we appreciate it more than anyone could ever know,” she said.

Emily could spend at least one month at the hospital before she can go home.

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