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| Woman dies after explosion while making wreath | |
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| A woman using aerosols to make a wreath has died after a cigarette she was smoking sparked an explosion in her East Lothian flat. | |
| Roseanne Rowan Armstrong, 43, told firefighters she was making a wreath when the accident happened at her home in Old Craighall on Sunday. | |
| She later died in hospital. | She later died in hospital. |
| The fire service said she probably saved her parents' lives by going back into the house twice to rescue both of them from the blaze. | The fire service said she probably saved her parents' lives by going back into the house twice to rescue both of them from the blaze. |
| Ms Armstrong, who was a carer to her mother and father, collapsed after getting her father out of the burning house at about 02:00. She was treated at the scene and then taken to the ERI. | Ms Armstrong, who was a carer to her mother and father, collapsed after getting her father out of the burning house at about 02:00. She was treated at the scene and then taken to the ERI. |
| Her parents, Bobby, 77, and Margaret Rose, 76, are being treated at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for smoke inhalation. | Her parents, Bobby, 77, and Margaret Rose, 76, are being treated at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for smoke inhalation. |
| 'Thoughts with family' | 'Thoughts with family' |
| There were 10 aerosols in her bedroom where she had been making the wreath. | |
| An investigation is being conducted at the ground floor flat in Old Craighall Road. | An investigation is being conducted at the ground floor flat in Old Craighall Road. |
| A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) spokesman said: "Our thoughts are with her family at this sad time. | A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) spokesman said: "Our thoughts are with her family at this sad time. |
| "A joint investigation between Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Police Scotland is taking place to establish the cause of the fire." | "A joint investigation between Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Police Scotland is taking place to establish the cause of the fire." |
| A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Police in East Lothian are investigating following a house fire in Old Craighall in the early hours of Sunday. | A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Police in East Lothian are investigating following a house fire in Old Craighall in the early hours of Sunday. |
| "Three people were injured and taken to hospital for treatment. | "Three people were injured and taken to hospital for treatment. |
| "A 43-year-old woman was taken to the St Johns Hospital, Livingston with serious injuries where she sadly died. | "A 43-year-old woman was taken to the St Johns Hospital, Livingston with serious injuries where she sadly died. |
| "A man aged 77 and a woman aged 76 are being treated for minor injuries at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. | "A man aged 77 and a woman aged 76 are being treated for minor injuries at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. |
| "Inquiries are ongoing into the full circumstances." | "Inquiries are ongoing into the full circumstances." |