Phthiotida: Firefighters rescue 82-year-old woman from burning home and revive her with CPR
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- Firefighters rescued an unconscious 82-year-old woman from a burning home in Domokos, Phthiotida, and revived her with CPR.
- She suffered burns to her hands and face and inhaled a large amount of smoke before being taken to Lamia Hospital.
- Authorities believe a small religious oil lamp may have started the fire, which destroyed one room and heavily damaged another.
Firefighters pulled an 82-year-old woman from a burning house in Domokos, Phthiotida, after a neighbor spotted smoke rising from the building in the early hours.
They found the woman unconscious on the floor of a room. After carrying her outside, the firefighters began cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and she regained consciousness.
The woman had inhaled a large amount of smoke and suffered burns to her hands and face. An ambulance first took her to the Domokos Health Center, then transferred her to Lamia Hospital because of the seriousness of her condition. She remains hospitalized.
Information cited in the report indicates that the fire may have started from a small religious oil lamp. The blaze completely destroyed one room and caused significant damage to a second.
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