Ambulance fire likely caused by oxygen tank, regulator by: Elizabeth 'Ufi, Manolo Morales. Posted: Sep 14, 2022 / 11:44 AM HST. Updated: Sep 14, 2022 / 06:58 PM HST.

Investigators have now narrowed down what may have sparked the flame in a deadly ambulance fire last month to a portable oxygen tank and regulator. Investigators determined it was an accident and ...

Oxygen Regulator Eyed as Cause of Deadly HI Ambulance Fire Sept. 19, 2022 The medic said there was a pop and white flash when he hooked up a machine to the portable bottle.

Preliminary findings from the investigation into a fatal ambulance fire in Kailua point to a portable oxygen regulator as the cause of the August incident.

Hawaii released its investigation findings into an ambulance that caught on fire last year which killed a 91-year-old patient. The blaze came from a portable oxygen cylinder's regulatory assembly.

The product combines an aluminum cylinder with a regulator that releases the oxygen at the right pressure for medical use. It's a handy combination, but only when the Grab 'n Go is working right.

Officials say that upon arrival, firefighters were directed to where an oxygen cylinder/regulator exploded on a transport gurney in POD 2 of the emergency department. The gurney was transporting […] ...