Jump to full article: This is Derbyshire (Derby Evening Telegraph) (uk), 2008-08-24
Intro: AN elderly woman caught in a fire was given protection against the smoke by an oxygen mask.
The woman is believed to have accidentally started the blaze after she dropped a cigarette in the bedroom of her bungalow in Jura Avenue, Ripley.
A spokesman for Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said she had been inhaling oxygen from a portable machine when the fire started, due to a pre-existing medical condition.
He said: "We believe she dropped the cigarette and luckily had moved into the lounge when the fire started.
"She was suffering the effects of smoke inhalation but fortunately was wearing an oxygen mask, so wasn't too bad."
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