Man suffers severe burns after smoking fire at home, Galax VA
Fire & ArsonA 70-year-old man fell asleep while smoking in bed, causing a fire in his room. He suffered severe burns and is critically injured. Emergency responders are treating him and preparing to land a medical helicopter at an elementary school baseball field.
Audio|Source: Galax Fire & Rescue
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Transcript:
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We'll be playing in elementary school in baseball field.
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Pauley 2-2-200 area, praise-loop out.
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No media hazards are the baseball field.
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We appreciate that update.
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We'll be looking for the field.
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We'll be looking for the field.
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See on 23's road building.
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Copy 73. You copy that our carrier, or lifeguards, nine minutes out.
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Paper. Okay,
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boy. Paper's got 73 by 11.
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A letter 11. A light, I go ahead.
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Good evening, sir.
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We are on our way to LD be there in about five minutes.
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I'm bringing you a 70-ish-year-old male.
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I'm smoking a cigarette in his bed, fell asleep, caught the room on fire.
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He was about a GCF, five or six on arrival.
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He's currently innovated.
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He does have almost full body birds.
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Vidal bicycle rate was 120, entitled to get an oxygen set.
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and he is 139 over 99.
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We got you an eye on left shoulder and we'll work on secondary access now.
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That's how, sir.
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We're looking at six best.
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We'll see you short.
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Galax, VA 24333
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