By WHAV Staff |
January 12, 2021
Haverhill firefighters respond to a fire at the Wadleigh House, 170 Main St., Haverhill. (Jarvi Productions photograph for WHAV News.)
The man burned in a fire early Sunday morning was “smoking in bed” while using medical oxygen.
Formal determination of the fire’s cause came yesterday afternoon from Haverhill Fire Chief William F. Laliberty, Haverhill Police Chief Alan R. DeNaro and State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey
“When oxygen is used in the home, the amount of oxygen in the air, furniture, clothing, and hair goes up, making it easier for a fire to start and spread, whether or not the oxygen machine is running,” said a press release from Ostroskey’s office.