State fire marshal urges oxygen safety after deadly assisted living fire

The North Dakota State Fire Marshal’s Office is calling on longterm care providers, families, and caregivers to double down on oxygen safety after a devastating fire at a Massachusetts assisted living facility killed 10 residents earlier this month. Investigators say several of the residents relied on home oxygen therapy, which can act as an accelerant and cause a fire to spread quickly....

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