07/11/01: Who says smokn' doesn't kill!>NF<

Posted By: Blunt


Not Funny, but found on Darwin Awards List!

A Newtown woman suffered third-degree burns when her OXYGEN mask ignited as she lit a cigarette, against strict doctor's orders to avoid open flames near the accelerant.

She is in critical condition.

Recent update:

Newtown woman dies from fire injuries

(Newtown-AP, May 9, 2001 7:55 AM) _ A Newtown woman severely burned in a fire in her home last month has died at Bridgeport Hospital.

Fifty-nine-year-old Maureen Carrigg died at Bridgeport Hospital over the weekend.

She suffered second- and third-degree burns after oxygen feeding the mask that helped her breathe ignited.

She had been in critical condition since being admitted after the April 25th fire.


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