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Woman burned after clothing catches fire from cigarette

Heard on: Blue River Fire
00:47
00:00
Attention Washington County EMS, Salem Fire.
audio iconFire & Arson
Maple St, Salem, IN 47167
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Fire and emergency medical crews are sent to a home near Maple Street in Salem for a 58-year-old woman whose clothing caught fire from a cigarette around 6 a.m. The fire is already out when responders are dispatched. The woman has blistering burn injuries, and her caregiver is the person who called for help.

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