AUBURN — An Auburn woman died Friday night in a fire when her cigarette ignited the oxygen she was using, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
The body of Denise Fraser, 65, was found in her bedroom at 8 Itnner Ave. on Friday night by her husband, Barry, when he came home from work.
Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, said Fraser was smoking a cigarette at the same time as using oxygen, which caused the oxygen to ignite.
“When the oxygen ignited, it caused her to literally inhale a ball of fire,” McCausland said.
He added that it’s the second death this year involving smoking while using oxygen.
Fraser had been on oxygen for the past year for a health ailment, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
All damage from the fire was contained to Fraser’s bed.
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