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McLean County Coroner Warns of Smoking On Oxygen

The McLean County Coroner's office is citing two recent deaths in warning residents about the dangers of smoking and using oxygen tanks simultaneously.

Officials said in a Thursday news release that two county residents died this month in less than a 10-day span from thermal burns as a result of smoking while on home oxygen. Both residents, a 75-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman, suffered injuries to their faces from fires which started after they lit cigarettes.

Coroner Beth Kimmerling noted that smoking in "oxygen rich" environments is a safety hazard not only to smokers but to those living with them.

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