  We discuss the possibility that the sources for gamma ray bursts are hot
neutron stars at cosmological distance scales. The temperature of such stars
would be $T \sim 1 \MeV$. Such hot stars can produce an electromagnetic blast
wave provided that the ratio of baryon and photon numbers
  $N_{B}/N_{\gamma} \le 10^{-6}$. The typical time scale for such blasts, the
total luminosity, and correlation of gamma ray energy with time of arrival are
shown to be roughly consistent with observation. The spectrum of photons also
appears to be consistent with known data.
