Man in critical condition after lighting cigarette in hospital bed

A 60-year-old man was in critical condition after lighting a cigarette in his hospital bed at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre De Grace late Saturday night, officials said.A fire was extinguished quickly around 10:45 p.m. after Steven K. Bock lit a cigarette and ignited his oxygen mask and bedding, according to the Maryland fire marshal.Bock was the only person staying in the room.He was transferred to Johns Hopkins Bayview Burn Center and was listed in critical condition.

A 60-year-old man was in critical condition after lighting a cigarette in his hospital bed at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre De Grace late Saturday night, officials said.

A fire was extinguished quickly around 10:45 p.m. after Steven K. Bock lit a cigarette and ignited his oxygen mask and bedding, according to the Maryland fire marshal.


Bock was the only person staying in the room.

He was transferred to Johns Hopkins Bayview Burn Center and was listed in critical condition.