SAN DIEGO (AP) - San Diego investigators say an apartment fire that injured seven people including a baby was caused by a cigarette igniting an oxygen tube.
The U-T San Diego newspaper reports (https://bit.ly/1Iypg4R ) the blaze Friday night started in a first-floor apartment of the 19-unit building in Pacific Beach.
Lee Swanson, spokesman for the Fire-Rescue Department, says two adults and the infant were transported to a hospital with unknown injuries. Four other victims were treated at the scene.
Crews knocked down the flames in about 20 minutes.
Investigators determined the fire was accidental.
The entire two-story building had smoke damage. Initial estimates place the damage at $850,000 to the building and $50,000 to contents.
The Red Cross is assisting displaced residents.
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Information from: U-T San Diego, https://www.utsandiego.com
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