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Three left homeless after cigarette ignites oxygen tank hose 

Jump to full article: Watertown (NY) Daily Times, 2010-02-09
Author: JIMMY LAWTON JOHNSON NEWSPAPERS

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LISBON -- A woman who lit a cigarette while using an oxygen tank sparked a blaze that left three Lisbon residents homeless.

Lisbon volunteer firefighters say the fire started when a woman smoking a cigarette accidentally ignited the hose to her oxygen tank. Firefighters responded to reports of a structure fire at the residence of Arlene Snyder, County Route 28A, at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday.

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