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Fire possibly caused by smoking while on oxygen tank, again 

SPRINGFIELD -- Smoking while using an oxygen tank may have caused the fire that sent Christina Milledge, 60, to the hospital Tuesday evening, Aug. 24, according to fire officials.

This is the second time Milledge is suspected of accidently setting herself on fire by smoking while on oxygen, said Springfield Twp. Fire Department Battalion Chief Dave Nangle.

"Same woman. Same apartment," Nangle said. "(Last) time it just basically burned her face and got her hair and eyebrows and eyelashes."

"It's not an uncommon thing to see," he said.

Tuesday evening, Milledge was flown by medical helicopter to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton with severe burns to her face and chest.

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