WOMAN DIES OF INJURIES FROM FIRE.Byline: Orith Goldberg Staff Writer An 87-year-old woman died from injuries she suffered in an explosion at the Motion Picture & Television Fund retirement community earlier this week, authorities said Thursday. Josephine Codd, who was badly burned in Monday's explosion, died Wednesday of respiratory failure Respiratory Failure Definition Respiratory failure is nearly any condition that affects breathing function or the lungs themselves and can result in failure of the lungs to function properly. at the Grossman Burn Center at Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks Hopital (SOH) is an 153 bed acute care facility in Sherman Oaks, California, USA and is home of world renowned the Grossman Burn Center. SOH is owned and operated by Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. , officials said. Investigators are still looking into what caused Codd's cottage at the home to burst into flames. An initial report indicated the cause as the gas wall heater, but Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. spokesman Jim Wells Jim Wells MLA (born 27 April 1957) is a politician from the Democratic Unionist Party and a deputy speaker of the Transitional Assembly (Northern Ireland). Wells is one of six Assembly members for South Down. said no cause had been determined as of Thursday. Fire officials offered no further comment about the investigation. John Gordon John Gordon may mean:
Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales , which oversees retirement homes, said his agency is gathering information and records about what happened while awaiting the conclusion of the Fire Department's investigation. ``If they are found at fault, we would have to take a look at what kind of action we would take,'' he said. ``You have to understand whether it was an act of someone being negligent.'' State documents show the home was cited for a ``repeat deficiency'' last year when two water heaters in other cottages were set above 120 degrees. The records say that incident called for a $150 civil fine, but the disposition of that action was immediately unclear. Home documents show that Codd complained of a gas smell in her cottage in the weeks leading up to the explosion. A week before the incident, a home maintenance worker re-lit her wall heater and noted on a form that it ``is working great.'' Carol Pfannkuche, spokeswoman for the retirement community, said both staff members and residents there were ``deeply saddened by this accident.'' Codd was a retired nurse from 20th Century Fox, officials said. ``We are deeply sorry to hear of the passing of Josephine Codd,'' Pfannkuche said. ``Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to her family and friends. She has been an important part of the MPTF MPTF Motion Picture & Television Fund MPTF Multi-Path Track Fusion family and will be missed by us all.'' Pfannkuche said residents and staff will be remembering Codd in private memorial services, adding that a prayer service for Codd was held Thursday morning. |
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