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Man seriously burned in mattress fire in Mauritius

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A 59-year-old man was seriously burned after the mattress he was sleeping on caught fire at his home in Roches-Noires on the night of 18 to 19 October. Taken to Victoria Hospital in Candos, he was admitted to the burns unit and his condition is considered serious, Defimedia reports.

A 59-year-old man was seriously burned when his mattress caught fire at around 12.45am on the night of Sunday 18 to Monday 19 October 2026, at his home in Roches-Noires, Mauritius, Defimedia reports. His condition is considered serious.

Volunteers intervened to put out the fire, which partially destroyed the mattress. The man was treated by the Emergency Medical Aid Service, taken to hospital and admitted to the burns unit.

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