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Apparent oxygen fire injures man near Rome Ave

Heard on: Black Hawk IA Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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The alarm committee called in again stating that they got a hold of a (name withheld) or of a key holder to head over.
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Rome Ave, Waterloo, IA 50707
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible medical fire incident near Rome Avenue in Waterloo. A 62-year-old man may have suffered facial burns after his oxygen equipment reportedly caught fire. The fire was extinguished before firefighters arrived.

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