The Oak Ridge police and fire departments respond to a small mattress fire on Wednesday morning in the Methodist Medical Center emergency department.
Note: This story was updated at 1:30 p.m.
A patient with a lighter who was experiencing a medical emergency started a foam mattress on fire at Methodist Medical Center on Wednesday morning, Oak Ridge Fire Chief Darryl Kerley said.
In a statement, the hospital said the small 10:15 a.m. fire in its emergency department was quickly extinguished.
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