GROVETON, Texas – Trinity County Sheriff Woody Wallace says a woman was flown by helicopter to a hospital after an explosion caused by her trying to light a cigarette while on oxygen.

It happened in Groveton at about 4 a.m. Tuesday morning.

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Sheriff Wallace said Trinity County Dispatch received a 911 call from the Senior Apartments.

The caller reported a woman, who was on oxygen, attempted to light a cigarette, which caused an explosion.

The woman was rushed to the Groveton ISD football field where a helicopter took her to a hospital.

“Smoking while using oxygen is extremely dangerous. Over the years, we have responded to several incidents involving people smoking while on oxygen, and unfortunately, th

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