[Headlines Only] [Top Stories Only]
Categories
· Fires/Injuries
· Aging/Elderly
USA, by State
· California

One Injured In Senior Living Apartment Fire 

Jump to full article: KGTV-Ch. 10 (San Diego, CA), 2009-11-22

Intro:

NATIONAL CITY, Calif -- A fire in an apartment at a senior living community in National City sent one man to the hospital and forced residents to evacuate.

The fire was reported at the Golden Paradise Senior Living community, 2525 Highland Ave. at 6:45 p.m. Firefighters said the fire started in a third floor apartment when a man's oxygen tank exploded after he lit a cigarette.

Jump to full article »