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A woman apparently ignites her RV home as she tries to change her oxygen tank while smoking a cigarette
Jump to full article: San Luis Obispo (CA) Tribune, 2008-04-27
Author: Leslie Parrilla
Intro: A resident of an RV resort in Oceano lost her home and was injured Saturday afternoon when her trailer caught fire because she was smoking a cigarette while changing an oxygen tank, authorities said.
Velma Selnik, 55, who had lived at the Pacific Dunes Ranch for about eight years, suffered second-and third-degree burns to 9 percent of her body, according to County/Cal Fire Investigator Andy Andersen.
She had been smoking while changing an oxygen cylinder used to treat her asthma
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