Baby in critical condition after fire in oxygen hood at hospital
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(AP) - An infant boy is in critical condition after a flame ignited while he was in a bassinet at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids.
Officials with Allina Hospital and Clinics say the infant was in an open-topped bassinet under a warmer at the hospital on Tuesday morning when the accident happened. Officials say the baby was wearing an oxygen hood and something in the oxygen-enriched environment ignited into flame.
An oxygen hood is a device that fits over a baby's face to supply additional oxygen.
Nursing staff were with the baby at the time and immediately put out the flame.
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The baby was transferred to the burn unit at Hennepin County Medical Center. A spokeswoman there says the child is in critical condition.
Allina spokesman David Kanihan says he's unaware of any other hospital experiencing such an event.
Authorities are still investigating.
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