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Citrus Heights Woman Dies After Clothing Catches Fire This
Morning
Date/Time of Occurrence:
December 18, 2002 , 7:22 A.M.
Location: 7527 Cook Road
Unit B Citrus Heights Ca
Contact: Captain Patrick J
Ellis, Phone: 916-616-2431
Email:
ellis.pat@smfd.ca.gov
Just Before 7:00 A.M. this
morning the Sacramento Sheriffs Department responded to 7527 Cook Road Unit
B located in the City Of Citrus Heights for a welfare check. The Sheriff
was alerted by a neighbor for a smoke detector sounding. When Deputies
arrived they forced entry into the Apartment and found a woman in her
fifties near the kitchen sink. The woman was badly burned and was
determined to be deceased.
The Deputies requested
Metro Fire and the Coroners office to respond. Metro Arson Investigators
determined the cause of the fire to be the woman smoking in a chair. Her
clothes caught fire. The woman appeared to make an attempt for the kitchen
sink and succumbed to the burns.
The Coroners Office will
release the name of the victim pending notification of relatives.
This type of occurrence is
common. Area Fire Departments ask for the media to remind the public that
when your clothes catch fire for any reason to STOP-DROP-AND-ROLL. This
procedure is taught to children at a very young age, but applies to anyone
that finds them selves in this situation.
Thank you,
First-In District: 27
First-In Company: E27
Cause: Smoking
Public Information
Officer: Captain Patrick J Ellis
Total No. of Engine
Companies: 1
Smoke Detectors: Yes -
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