Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Reckless smoker a killer

Paul Renwick often burned the carpet in his apartment after falling asleep with a cigarette in his hand while hooked up to an oxygen tank.

After Renwick, 56, fell asleep while smoking on Nov. 25, he again set fire to the carpet, police said. But this time, the results were deadly.

Fed by contact with the oxygen tank, the fire quickly spread throughout the apartments, resulting in the death of a 7-month-old girl and destroying several apartments.

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