ARSON INVESTIGATORS CALLED AFTER FATAL FIRE.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer Sheriff's arson investigators were called in to probe a house fire that claimed the life of a Littlerock man. Called by a neighbor who saw smoke coming from the single-story stucco house, firefighters saw no flames when they pulled up, but discovered the interior was filled with smoke and found the man clothed clothe tr.v. clothed or clad , cloth·ing, clothes 1. To put clothes on; dress. 2. To provide clothes for. 3. To cover as if with clothing. and unconscious on a bed in a back bedroom. ``The victim suffered severe smoke inhalation Smoke Inhalation Definition Smoke inhalation is breathing in the harmful gases, vapors, and particulate matter contained in smoke. Description Smoke inhalation typically occurs in victims or firefighters caught in structural fires. and crews attempted to revive him after they found him,'' Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Fire Capt. Richard Robinson
Sir Richard Atkinson Robinson said. Firefighters performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), emergency procedure used to treat victims of cardiac and respiratory arrest. CPR can be done in a hospital with drugs and special equipment or as a first-aid technique. on the man, whose heart had stopped, and he was flown by a Sheriff's Department helicopter to Antelope Valley Hospital. The man's name was not released. Firefighters said he appeared to be in his 40s. Firefighters said they got the call of the fire at 3 p.m. and had the blaze knocked down by 3:19 p.m. The fire started in the kitchen, but the cause was not obvious, officials said. ``It's all under investigation,'' Robinson said. A neighbor reported that the man had talked about suicide frequently, officials said. |
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