RED BLUFF (AP) — A Northern California man has died after his wheelchair caught fire, authorities say.
Red Bluff Police say they received a report just after 5 p.m. Tuesday that 65-year-old Garry Parish and his powered wheelchair were on fire.
The blaze was extinguished by a witness on the scene, and Parish was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, where he died of his injuries.
The Record Searchlight newspaper reported that police say a lit cigarette may have caused the fire, though the case is still under investigation.
Wheelchair catches fire, man dies