Oxygen bottle explosion at a house fire.
Jackson County Fire District 5 firefighters responded about 5 a.m. Tuesday to the 200 block of Twin Circle in Phoenix, Oregon to a report of a house fire.
Upon arrival firefighters reported flames showing from a second floor window. While firefighters were leading out, an oxygen tank exploded and became a projectile that blew out a window frame and landed on a car windshield in front of the house.
The residents at the house were able to escape the fire before firefighters arrived. No injuries were reported.
The fire was extinguished in about 15 minutes and was contained to one bedroom.
A fire investigation determined that a cigarette lighter on a mattress accidentally ignited an oxygen mask that was connected to oxygen tank valve that was turned on.
See also …
Jackson County Fire District 5 — www.jcfd5.com
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