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Woman injured in oxygen-related cigarette fire, Central City IA

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Central City, IA 52214

A 65-year-old woman suffered burns and breathing difficulty when smoking a cigarette while on oxygen, causing a small explosion.

Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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Transcript:
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Station 6, 711, Loomis. It's going to be apartment number 8 on a 65-year-old female here. Alert, Nunches with some difficulty breathing after she tried to smoke a cigarette, well in oxygen, and it blew up in her face.
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She had some burns.

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Central City, IA 52214

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