90y · Female·Type II respiratory failure in the setting of severe respiratory injury followin…
… hearing loss and mobility limitations, died from Type II respiratory failure following severe respiratory injury sustained in a house fire on 17 August 2011. She was rescued by firefighters but succumbed to injuries eig…
58y · Female·thermal burns
…anual and relevant electrical safety standards. The patient made complaints about the heat pump activating smoke alarms and electrical sparking in 2012, 2014, and 2015, but these were not recognised as indicating potent…
27y · Male·Effects of fire and explosion
… highlights the dangers of uncontrolled exposure to volatile organic compounds, thermal burns, and toxic inhalation in confined spaces.
43y · Male·Undetermined — available evidence does not allow determination due to limitation…
…gation standards in 2000. Contributing factors could not be definitively established but included possible smoke inhalation, seizure from alcohol withdrawal disorder, traumatic head injury from alleged third-party assau…
12y · Male·Effects of fire
…ely caused by an electrical fault within the power board or a connected appliance. Timothy was overcome by smoke inhalation and fire effects while sleeping. The coroner's investigation revealed widespread misuse of powe…
3y · Male·carboxyhaemoglobin poisoning secondary to inhalation of smoke in a house fire
Nicholas Stephen Brown, 3-year-old, died in a house fire in Dandenong, Victoria on 7 February 2014. He was left unsupervised for approximately 30 minutes while his mother attended the pharmacy to purchase an asthma inhal…
4y · Male·Complications of cutaneous thermal burn injuries
Abdullah Kocoglu, age 4, died from complications of severe thermal burn injuries sustained in a house fire on 14 February 2011 at his grandparents' home in Hampton Park, Victoria. The fire was ignited when Abdullah playe…
21y · Female·Multiple injuries from falling from a ledge whilst escaping fire
A 21-year-old university student died when she fell from a ledge while attempting to escape a fire in her apartment. The fire originated on the balcony, likely from a discarded cigarette, and spread rapidly through synth…
Male·Haralampos Protoolis: Incineration with Smoke Inhalation. Steven Paul Warriner: …
…t lost altitude and crashed into bushland near the runway. Haralampos Protoolis died from incineration and smoke inhalation; Steven Paul Warriner survived initial impact but died from thermal injuries. The coroner found…
smoke inhalation and burns from deliberately-lit fire (primary cause varies by i…
Fourteen elderly residents died in a deliberately-lit fire at Quakers Hill Nursing Home on 18 November 2011, set by drug-dependent nurse Roger Dean to destroy evidence of medication theft. Dean had worked while visibly i…
Unknown·Thermal injury and burns from bushfire exposure; smoke inhalation
The 2019/2020 NSW bushfire season was catastrophic, with 25 deaths investigated by the State Coroner through inquests and 41 fires through inquiries. Over 5.52 million hectares burned, destroying 2,476 homes and damaging…
45y · Female·multiple organ failure following thermal injuries (severe burns)
Wendy Bearfoot, a 45-year-old DEC (Department of Environment and Conservation) employee, died from multiple organ failure following severe thermal burns (80% of body) sustained in a bushfire burnover on 12 October 2012. …
Female·Judith Lesley Ward died as a result of Thermal Injury; Lorraine Melia died as a …
Two deaths resulted from a bushfire started on 27 December 2003 near Tenterden, Western Australia, caused by conductor clashing on a Western Power 22kv overhead line. The fire was ignited when the live red phase conducto…
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