Menlo Park woman using oxygen dies in accidental fire

  • Source: Menlo Park Almanac
  • Published: 06/16/2019 01:44 AM

A woman who was smoking in her Menlo Park home while also using oxygen in a medical cylinder to breathe died last night (June 14) when she caught on fire, according to a news bulletin from the Menlo Park Fire Protection District. The woman was identified by the San Mateo County Coroner's Office as Sally Banks, 72. Firefighters were called out to a home on North Lemon Avenue at around 9:17 p.m., and when they arrived at 9:20 found Banks "unresponsive," according to the bulletin issued by Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman. She had burns on her upper body, and the fire crew determined that she had died of her injuries. The fire resulted in an estimated $3,000 in structural damage and $500 in content loss, Schapelhouman said.



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