PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. —
Firefighters say a lit cigarette and oxygen tanks likely fueled a blaze that destroyed a home early Wednesday, leaving two people homeless.
East Jefferson Fire Rescue spokeswoman Keppie Keplinger says a man who lived at the single story duplex used oxygen tanks for health problems – and that he had the habit of lighting up a cigarette outside in the evenings.
Keplinger says that apparently the man suffered a seizure or passed out, and pulled the oxygen tank loose near the lit cigarette.
The Peninsula Daily News reports several other oxygen tanks in the residence exploded. Neighbors miles away heard the explosions.
The two residents in the home were not hurt.
source: Peninsula Daily News
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