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Smoking while using oxygen leads to fire 

Sussex man injured, home damaged
Jump to full article: Wilmington (DE) News Journal, 2008-12-31
Author: TERRI SANGINITI / The News Journal

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A man was injured Sunday when he sparked a fire by lighting a cigarette while on oxygen, fire officials said.

It was the state's fifth fire this year that was started by an open flame near oxygen, Assistant Fire Marshal Michael Chionchio said.

Sunday's blaze broke out at 5:30 a.m. at the mobile home in the 36000 block of Estate Drive in the Camelot Mobile Home Park, near Rehoboth Beach.

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