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Fire Burns Newborn In Hospital
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Published: January 24, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS - Oxygen ignited inside a special hood worn by a newborn infant in a hospital, burning the boy's head and face and leaving him in critical condition.
The newborn was lying in an open-topped bassinet under a warmer at Mercy Hospital in suburban Coon Rapids on Tuesday when the accident happened, Allina Hospital & Clinics said in a statement.
The baby was wearing an oxygen hood, a device that fits over the face to supply additional oxygen, when something caused the gas to ignite, the statement said.
Nurses who were with the baby immediately put out the fire, Allina said. Authorities were investigating how the fire started.
The Associated Press
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