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A pre-Halloween “science experiment” at Duluth (Ga.) High School involved a pumpkin, a ramp, and fire. It’s unclear what the procedure was supposed to demonstrate, but at least one student was ready with a camera to capture a quick video of the exciting moment. “When she lit it on fire,” one student said, “what happened is the whole entire ramp lit on fire, and the ramp just exploded” — and engulfed the teacher’s head in a fireball. She suffered “minor superficial injuries and no others in the classroom were hurt,” a district spokesman said. The teacher’s name: Morgan Cook. “We were just like confused,” another student said. “We didn’t know what to do.” (RC/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, WXIA Atlanta) ...Step One: put the fire out....