A woman faced death after cooking fries. Reports stated that the woman accidentally used lubricating oil, leading to her death after she inhaled the smoke. According to The Sun's latest report, the elderly woman, Carol Oldfield, suffered from smoke poisoning after pouring a type of oil used to protect surfaces from rust and corrosion, as well as stopping squeaks, instead of normal cooking oil.
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The report confirmed that an initial check found out that the old woman had suffered from a few ill effects after being taken to the hospital. According to a consultant at Royal Derby Hospital, her condition slowly deteriorated as time passed, Dr. Marco Giovannelli. The woman developed a cough after she complained about a sore throat during the next few days.
It was stated in the report that Mrs. Oldfield eventually moved to end-of-life care on Mar. 16, and then passed away two days after.
"Mrs. Oldfield put three-in-one oil on her chips, which is different from cooking oil. She turned on the hob and went into the front room and fell asleep-the room filled with white smoke, which she inhaled," summed up by Serrano.
"She woke up and called the fire service, which managed to get her out of the address, but sadly, the damage had already happened. She did not recover and sadly passed away," she added. The coroner confirmed that it was a misadventure since Mrs. Oldfiled did not intend to take her own life.
According to 3-IN-ONE's official website, the product is a multi-purpose oil that has a versatile formula that penetrates rust, protects equipment and tools, cleans off grime, and lubricates moving parts. The Sun also reported that the websites selling the product explained that the lubricant's unique set of ingredients used explicitly on metal surfaces.
