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Jump to full article: Reno (NV) Gazette-Journal, 2009-05-07
Author: Steve Timko
Intro: Someone smoking while using medical oxygen started the fire that caused five injuries and also caused extensive damage to eight units at the Rosewood Park Apartments in southeast Reno, the Reno Fire Department said Thursday.
Reports said at least one person jumped from a window while others were rescued from a second-story balcony as fire crews responded to the 1 a.m., Thursday fire at 4500 Mira Loma Drive. It wasn't immediately clear how all five people were injured. REMSA transported four people to Renown Regional Medical Center and a fifth was treated on scene.
The fire ignited when an elderly resident using oxygen dropped a cigarette onto the floor, the fire department said. Other residents heard oxygen bottles exploding in the fire, the fire department said.
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