A Covington woman has died after receiving severe burns when her wheelchair caught on fire.
62-year-old Joyce Wainscott died two days after the fire.
Covington police say it happened at the Goodwill Village Apartments when Wainscott apparently dropped her cigarette.
Officials say because of a medical problem she was unable to put out the fire herself in time.
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