An electric blanket used by a Missouri woman to stay warm during last week’s deep freeze may have caused a fire that led to her death, according to officials.
According to FOX4 Kansas City, Lucille West, 96, died Friday at a local hospital after she was found unconscious at her home in Lone Jack, Missouri, by firefighters responding to the blaze.
Lone Jack Fire Chief David Kelsey said West lived directly across the street from the fire department and firefighters were able to respond quickly. The flames and smoke were so intense, however, that the elderly woman did not survive.Kelsey believes the deadly fire was started by her electric blanket.
