Orie L. Jakes, 62, of a Jacksontown Road address, told police she was burning trash in her yard when she suddenly heard a loud explosion and felt something hit her in the side. She and her husband, who was nearby, said the noise sounded like a .22-rifle shot. (...) Jakes was taken by her husband to the emergency room, where a doctor said it appeared that the projectile was approximately 2 inches below the skin above the hip. He said it would be removed surgically. (...) Sheriff's deputies checked the area about the burn pile. At the edge of the burn pile they found an intact .22 long cartridge, and theorized that another cartridge had accidentally been placed in the fire and exploded from the heat, striking the victim in the side.
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