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Jump to full article: WDAF-TV Fox 4 (Kansas City, MO), 2009-10-31
Author: Reported by: Lori Patterson Edited by: Sarah Clark, Web Producer
Intro: 75-year-old man critically injured in an Olathe duplex fire Saturday night as died from his injuries. When Olathe firefighters arrived at the duplex on Jan-Mar Drive in Olathe they were expecting a medical emergency, not a fire. . . .
"They believe he was smoking while he was wearing oxygen for a previous medical condition," said Keiter.
Emergency works said the victim had burns on 98 percent of his body. The man died Sunday from his injuries and firefighters said it's a tragic lesson others should take to heart.
"People who are on oxygen are probably on oxygen because of their history of smoking," said Keiter. "It's a hard habit to break, and they just don't realize the danger they put themselves into smoking and being on oxygen at the same time."
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