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Woman Dies After Wheelchair Fire in Tanum

» Published: June 14 2025

Woman Dies After Wheelchair Fire in Tanum

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A woman has died after a wheelchair started burning in Tanum municipality, reports P4 Väst.

It was on Friday that the wheelchair caught fire. The woman was taken with serious injuries to the hospital, but her life could not be saved.

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