FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - Officials say a fatal fire in Virginia was caused by someone smoking a cigarette in bed while using oxygen.
The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department said in a news release Tuesday that units were dispatched for a reported house fire in Lees Corner on Friday. Two people who were at the home during the fire were taken to a hospital. One occupant was treated and released. However, the other person died of his injuries.
News outlets report units arrived on scene and observed smoke coming from the second floor of a two-story single-family home. Officials say crews located a fire in a bedroom and extinguished it.
Investigators have determined the fire was accidental. Damages from are estimated to be upward of $18,000.
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