Oxygen hose fire after cigarette ignites in home

Heard on: Laclede County Emergency Services

02:51

00:00

Could you go ahead and strike me a tone for a 24-7?

00:15

EMS call.

00:31

Eldridge Fire requesting (number withheld) Normal Drive.

00:37

Going to be for a patient that tried to light a cigarette while on oxygen and caught the hose on fire.

00:45

Your time is 1914.

00:52

Request another tone for Eldridge.

00:54

If I can get another personnel, a few more personnel, please.

01:00

Appreciate it.

01:06

Be advised, this won't be an EMS call.

01:11

After the explosion, there's hot spots up in the ceiling.

01:29

Attention Eldridge Fire,

01:31

per command requesting

01:35

(number withheld) Normal Drive.

01:37

It's going to be for hot spots in the ceiling.

01:39

Your time is 1916.

01:47

Central 1403.

01:51

Go ahead.

01:55

Did I copy correctly that this is not going to be an EMS call? It's going to be a what structure fire call?

02:05

It's going to be for hot spots in the ceiling.

02:10

You received.

02:11

Do they need our engine or do they just need personnel?

02:19

A80 to 1403, we're going to need your engine.

02:28

And a driver.

02:29

I'll get back to you.

02:32

Received, thank you.

02:38

1410 to central.

02:45

Show 1410 and 1417 en route to station one.

02:50

Received.

7/1/2026 05:10 PM

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Normal Dr, Eldridge, MO 65463

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Oxygen hose fire after cigarette ignites in home

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