BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, Del. — Fire investigators in Delaware say two people were seriously injured in a house fire that started when a person used oxygen while smoking. WDEL-FM reports that the Office of the State Fire Marshal says the fire started in a sitting room on the second floor of a home in Brandywine Hundred on Saturday afternoon. The people in the home got out before firefighters arrived, but officials say two occupants, a 65-year-old woman and a 66-year-old man, were in serious condition at a hospital, suffering from smoke inhalation. A third person refused medical treatment and a firefighter was treated on the scene. Officials say the fire caused $200,000 in damage to the house.
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