tossed a pot of flaming grease out the window of her Devonshire home yesterday, the Bermuda Fire Service reported.

The woman, who was in her 40s, was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for treatment, a fire service spokesman said.

Firefighters were called to the home on Happy Valley Road shortly before 2 p.m., but found the fire was out when they arrived.

A pot had been left too long on a stove. When the woman threw the pot out the window, the hot grease flew back and burned her arm and hand. There was no damage to the house.

Also this weekend: On Saturday night, the Bermuda Fire Service responded to a report of an explosion on Uplands Lane in Warwick, shortly after 11 p.m.

But the fire was out when they arrived.

A can of spray paint had overheated and exploded in the kitchen, causing $400 to $500 damage to cabinets, a spokesman said.

There were no injuries.

A pregnant woman who was about to give birth was rushed to hospital by ambulance from the Airport on Saturday night after she arrived aboard the American Airlines flight, Police said.

Further details were not available.

A 30-year-old Warwick woman was arrested for impaired driving early on Saturday morning, Police reported yesterday.

The woman was driving a car along Woodlands Road in Pembroke when she was stopped by Police.

She failed the alco-analyser test and is to appear in Magistrates' Court at a later date.

Burglars nabbed a small fortune in jewellery from a home on Rock Garden Lane in Smith's Parish over the weekend.

Reported stolen by the owner were a 14-karat solid gold Gucci watch, three men's 18-karat gold pinky rings with diamond insets, two men's 18-karat gold rings with diamonds, a men's 18-karat solid gold bracelet with onyx, and an 18-karat gold pendant displaying the St. George's Club crest.

The break-in is believed to have occurred between 7.30 a.m. on Friday and 1.30 a.m. on Saturday.

Anyone with information is asked to telephone Police at 295-0011, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-623-TIPS.