一名63岁的残疾男子在车库火灾中死亡,他的轮椅在煤气加热器附近起火。
A 63-year-old man with a disability died in a garage fire when his wheelchair caught fire near a gas heater.
David Wilson, 63岁,患有脊椎结膜综合征的Bacup男子,在轮椅在煤气加热器附近点燃后死于车库火灾。
David Wilson, a 63-year-old Bacup man with spinocerebellar syndrome, died in a garage fire after his wheelchair ignited near a gas heater.
2014年诊断后,自2017年以来,他一直没有语言,依赖轮椅,由妻子Karen在家照顾。
Diagnosed in 2014, he had been non-verbal and reliant on a wheelchair since 2017, cared for at home by his wife Karen.
11月20日,当火灾发生时,他被推到车库里靠近他的小型拖拉机附近。
On November 20, he was wheeled into the garage to be near his small tractor when the fire started.
尽管受到安全限制,他还是逃不掉。
Despite safety restraints, he could not escape.
这一事件突显了在有残疾人的家中使用助行器附近燃气加热器的风险。
The incident underscores risks of gas heaters near mobility aids in homes with disabled individuals.