Man burned by small fire in hospital ER

MILWAUKEE (AP) - A man being treated in a Milwaukee hospital emergency room was burned when he started a small fire.

Milwaukee Fire Chief Mark Rohlfing says the man was being treated with oxygen when he flicked a handheld lighter and ignited the fire at Aurora Sinai Hospital Monday night.

WTMJ-TV (http://bit.ly/1CJRUQb ) reports nurses used an extinguisher to put out the fire. The patient was taken to the burn unit at Saint Mary's Hospital.

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Information from: WTMJ-TV, http://www.todaystmj4.com