Elderly man suffers burns in accidental bed fire, Cleveland OH
Fire & ArsonAn elderly man receiving hospice care accidentally set his clothes and bed on fire while smoking in bed. He sustained burns to his back but remains conscious. He is being transported to Metro hospital. The fire was accidental with no evidence of criminal activity.
Audio|Source: Cleveland Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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33 versus bottom near 34 St.
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(name withheld).
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33 dispatch.
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Go ahead.
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Yeah,
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Per the nose, put B3 in us.
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B3 responding.
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Senator Medics, 36, ETA.
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B3 rolling, Md.D.T. down.
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near 34 St. John. near 34 St.
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(name withheld).
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33.3.
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Go ahead.
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Yeah,
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Perlinson says he dropped something on himself and said his clothes and his bed on fire,
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about to fight out.
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Okay, I'm on my way.
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Dispatch 33 unseen, lithiums.
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650.
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Dispatch B3 is unseen with Engine 33 and Medicanet.
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Copy B3 on scene.
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B3 dispatch.
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I, V3.
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You have FIU can't be in Tag 3.
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Copy.
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Or similar three to B3 in Tag 3.
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Yeah,
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this is Chief Kelly.
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Just give me an update. We got to run this one. We got a notably mail that was smoking in bed.
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I actually burned himself.
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And, you know, sheets in bed.
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They're transforming him to Metro.
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Carousel and 3 to Potany 3. What's the condition the patient in?
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It is not life-threatening.
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He burned up his back.
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It's your one rolling.
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That's your third.
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The President 3rd.
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That is the cause that is a killer smoking.
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Seven Reds.
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elderly gentleman on hospice smoking thought he took his oxygen off.
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I have an ARCADS though we need a call over there.
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R-703.
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Just to confirm the only injuries of burns, what are burns and any other place besides? I don't know.
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I'm back.
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Angel 1, Li-1, AC1, 5 alarm, 500. Thanks, I.
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Medic 7-7 are on 39-39 Mountain Herman, 39-39, Mount Herman, 30-year-old female, heart pain, and you're also getting your first.
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No,
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it's strictly the back, he's conscious and talking.
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They're taking him to Metro.
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Near W 34th St, Cleveland, OH 44109
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