Firefighters held house fire to bedroom. / Courtesy photo by Riverside Fire Authority
Updated at 6:03 p.m.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – An elderly woman escaped safely when an oxygen machine and bed caught fire during the night at a home near Providence Centralia Hospital.
Firefighters called about 2 o’clock this morning to the 600 block of Nick Road found flames in the bedroom of the mobile home, according to Riverside Fire Authority.
They were joined by the Chehalis Fire Department and extinguished the fire, which was confined to the bedroom, according to Capt. Scott Weinert.
The mattress was almost completely consumed and damage was mainly the bed and adjacent furniture however there was smoke damage throughout the residence, according to Weinert.
The woman got out before the first crew arrived and suffered a minor burn injuries to her torso, according to the fire department. She was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital for evaluation, Weinert said. He described her condition as stable.
The fire is believed to have started when the occupant fell asleep with a lit cigarette, Capt. Tim Adolphsen stated in a memo this afternoon.
Though smoke alarms were present, they were not working.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Hey kids when your on Oxegen half dead and still smoking just remember this touching story. This shit should be a commercial. It’s got me all choked up.