The flames on oxygen tubing can quickly travel down and ignite everything in its path. “We never want people to smoke while on oxygen because it is extremely dangerous.” said Metheny.

NEWTON FALLS, Ohio (WKBN) — In two and a half years, 51 people in Ohio have died from smoking incidents. Fire officials say a ...

According to the American Thoracic Society more than 1.5 million Americans use supplemental oxygen for respiratory ... caused annually by tripping on the tubing. You can help your chances for ...

Known as an oxygen firebreak, the device shuts off the steady flow of oxygen in the event of a fire in the tubing. “WFD hopes that all households and facilities that utilize home oxygen therapy ...