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A wheelchair-bound man has been hospitalized with second and third degree burns after he accidently dropped a cigarette on his clothes.
The 67-year-old, who was confined to a wheelchair several years ago after a stroke, was airlifted to the University of Colorado Hospital around 3 p.m., said Fountain Fire Chief Darin Anstine. The victim’s name has not been released.
“When his clothes caught on fire a neighbor saw him and went over and started to put the fire out,” Anstine said. Either the neighbor or the man’s wife called 911.
Tom McGhee: (303)954-1671 or tmcghee@denverpost.com
