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Green woman burned when cigarette meets oxygen 

Jump to full article: Roseburg (OR) News-Review, 2009-04-07
Author: Chelsea Duncan

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GREEN — A woman suffered burns to her hands Monday morning while trying to put out a fire that started after she lit a cigarette without realizing her oxygen mask was nearby, according to Douglas County Fire District No. 2.

The woman, said to be in her 40s, had lit the cigarette after waking up in her bed at her home at 2022 Linell Avenue, according to a press release. The oxygen mask she uses for medical treatment caught on fire, and the blaze spread to her bedding and mattress.

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