ZEBULON, N.C. (CBS Local) — A North Carolina woman who was on oxygen died Tuesday after the cigarette she was smoking blew up her nearby oxygen tank, authorities said.
Emergency crews were called to a home in Zebulon, according to a release from the Nash County Sheriff’s Office.
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A woman who was on oxygen died after officials say the cigarette she was smoking blew up her nearby oxygen tank in Nash County. https://t.co/IUDidxhnlh
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Investigators said her cigarette ignited the oxygen tank, causing a small explosion and fire.
Coble’s husband was asleep in another room in the home. The explosion and sound of the smoke alarm woke him up, the release said.
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