Paralysed ex-company director dies in house fire after ignoring warnings about smoking in specialist hospital bed surrounded by highly flammable skin creams

Daily Mail - Nov 1, 2026

Bedbound Keith Wicks, 78 continued to smoke up to 40 cigarettes a day despite being told the emollients used to protect his skin posed a significant risk as they rubbed onto the bedsheets.

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