Smoking is leading factor in home fires where oxygen therapy equipment is in use Illinois State Fire Marshal offers common-sense advice

CHICAGO, IL – June 7, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — Consumers prescribed home-based oxygen therapy are urged to exercise extreme caution especially when operating the equipment near possible ignition sources, such as stoves, ovens, smoking materials and candles, the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) warns.