Woman dies in Tucson fire; Smoking near oxygen tanks blamed
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say an elderly woman has died in a mobile home fire in Tucson's west side and smoking too close to oxygen tanks is the likely cause.
Tucson Fire Department officials say crews were called out to the Four Threes Mobile Home Park around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. First responders reported seeing flame and heavy smoke pouring out the back of the home.
Neighbors say they tried to get the woman out of the home before firefighters arrived, but the blaze had spread too quickly. Firefighters found a woman dead in the home.
Her name and age weren’t immediately released. Authorities say no foul play is suspected in the fire, which investigators believe was caused by a lit cigarette getting near oxygen tanks.
