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Woman hurt in fire ignited by cigarette  

Jump to full article: AP, 2008-05-26
Author: Associated Press

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Deputy state fire marshals say a Cecil County woman was critically injured in a fire yesterday that started when she tried to smoke a cigarette while on home oxygen.

Carey DeWitt, 65, suffered second-degree burns to her upper body and face and was taken to the burn unit at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. She was in critical condition yesterday.

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