Woman burned after oxygen catches fire in apartment

Heard on: Logan County Fire and EMS

01:52

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Logan County EMS Station Four,

00:02

(number withheld) North Third Street, (number withheld) North Third Street, Lewisburg.

00:07

Seventy-two-year-old female has set her O2 on fire and has burned her face.

00:16

Station out, ma'am.

00:21

At the (number withheld) North Third Street, (number withheld) North Third Street, Lewisburg Senior Apartments.

00:29

Oh yeah, that is a seventy-two year old female.

00:33

She said her two on fire.

00:38

Her face is burnt.

00:40

Stand by for your run number as well as for the apartment number.

00:47

Your run number is going to be (number withheld) .

00:57

Med seven central.

01:04

County clear and available.

01:11

Fifty 45 break.

01:12

Central 09:10 .

01:18

Ah.

01:22

In apartment (number withheld) , (number withheld) , she's unsure if she's breathing any flames.

01:33

Apartment (number withheld) .

01:40

01:44

apologize, did you advise you are on scene?

01:51

Negative, ma'am.

2026-10-26 20:41 UTC

Fire

N 3rd St, Lewisburg, KY 42256

View on map

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS responded to a senior apartment on North Third Street in Lewisburg for a 72-year-old woman who reportedly set her oxygen equipment on fire and burned her face. She was unsure if she inhaled any flames or smoke.

Woman burned after oxygen catches fire in apartment

Share This Information

Discussions

9 times out of ten it's because they're smoking while on oxygen.