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Man on oxygen catches fire with cigarette on Thurman St, Paducah KY

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Thurman St, Paducah, KY 42003

According to the dispatch call, a man on oxygen near Thurman Street caught himself on fire with a cigarette and suffered severe burns. Fire and EMS were called to the scene. Animal control was requested due to several dogs present.

Audio|Heard on: KSP Post 1
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02:20
Transcript:
00:00
Near Thurman Street and have a male subject there who's on oxygen apparently he caught himself on fire with a cigarette he's got a severe burn near Thurman Street
00:14
21, 0-round.
00:16
Copy 21 en route, near Thurman.
00:18
Mild is called you breathing there.
00:19
He caught his cell phone fire with a cigarette.
00:33
I've got a 23 Charles Hayes, he's non-licensed record,
00:38
negative.
00:39
1040, do you need another?
00:44
That possibly.
00:49
104. 13,
00:53
you may be the closest to start towards 37.
00:56
Simple.
01:01
You run that all 50 for me.
01:03
I tried to ride through Kentucky and Georgia and I'm not getting anything back.
01:11
See.
01:12
Copy engine 21 on same.
01:29
With Ethan Higgs, October 24, Nosec.
01:33
Ethan Higgs, Suspenter 25th.
01:41
7th.
01:43
Hi, Mark.
01:50
Ethan Higgs.
01:52
Is this been an airlock you think of otherwise?
01:56
No.
02:02
21, go ahead.
02:05
You start it.
02:07
Sandra, can you start animal control over here for me? I have several dogs.
02:11
I was going to make sure there was a blanket inside that he had on fire.
02:15
He says it out.
02:16
I don't see any smoke in the house, but you can start to him over here in case I need them for these dogs.

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Thurman St, Paducah, KY 42003

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