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Cigarette and oxygen a deadly combination
A Clearwater woman died Friday morning after using oxygen while smoking a cigarette.
An assisted living facility resident died Friday morning from injuries suffered in a fire.
Investigators said 76-year-old Barbara Foisey was smoking a cigarette while using oxygen in her room at the Sunset Villa Retirement Home in Clearwater, causing a small fire to ignite.
Foisey fell to the floor and was incapacitated. Investigators said she suffered burns around her mouth and was transported to Mease-Dunedin Hospital, where she later died.
No other injuries were reported and the fire did not cause any structural damage to the facility.
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