一名80岁的缅因州妇女因被一个除毛装置在氧气管附近点燃了火,被烧伤而住院。
An 80-year-old Maine woman was hospitalized with burns after a hair-removal device sparked a fire near her oxygen tubing.
缅因州安多佛的一位老年妇女在2025年11月24日使用一个基于热的除毛装置时,在燃起氧气管时被火点燃,她因面部和头部灼伤而住院。
An elderly woman in Andover, Maine, was hospitalized with facial and head burns after a flash fire ignited oxygen tubing while she used a heat-based hair-removal device on November 24, 2025.
事件发生在晚上10点左右,地点为马蹄塘路,紧急响应,她通过LifeFlight从伦福德医院转送至缅因医疗中心。
The incident occurred around 10 p.m. on Horseshoe Pond Road, prompting emergency response and her transfer from Rumford Hospital to Maine Medical Center via LifeFlight.
州消防局长办公室的官员证实,火灾是由该装置与补充氧气(已知的火灾危险)相结合造成的。
Officials from the State Fire Marshal’s Office confirmed the fire was caused by the combination of the device and supplemental oxygen, a known fire hazard.
没有关于其他伤害或结构性损害的报告,当局敦促在氧气疗法附近使用电气设备时要谨慎。
No other injuries or structural damage were reported, and authorities are urging caution when using electrical devices near oxygen therapy.