Chester Co. man dies after attempting to light cigarette near oxygen tank | Southeastern Pennsylvania | wfmz.com

2022-07-22 20:29:40 By : yu zhou

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N. COVENTRY TWP., Pa. - A man is dead after an oxygen generator caught on fire in North Coventry Twp., Chester County.  

It happened early Friday at a home on Mt. Zion Avenue. Firefighters were called to the home just before 8:15 a.m. for a person who was injured by fire from an medical oxygen generator.

First responders attempted to perform CPR to the male victim.

A release from police says the man was attempting to light a cigarette while wearing a nasal cannula for oxygen, causing an oxygen induced flame. 

The man was taken to Pottstown Hospital Tower Health where he died. 

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