BALTIMORE --
A hospital patient in Baltimore died Friday after starting a fire while smoking in bed, fire officials said.
"The Fire Department was called to the hospital this evening
regarding a fire in a patient's room. We can confirm that one patient
has died. The fire was put out quickly and is currently being
investigated," University of Maryland Medical Center spokeswoman Sharon
Boston said in a statement.
Fire officials told WBAL-TV, Baltimore, the patient caught fire at about 10:30 p.m.
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