Richard Chamblee, 52, lived in a poorly insulated mobile home in Bullhead City, Arizona, with his wife, children and several pets. Mid-June temperatures reached 115F outside after the central air conditioning began blowing hot air, and the family could not afford immediate repairs. They used a window unit, fans, ice packs and cold drinks, and checked him frequently, but indoor temperatures remained near 100F. Chamblee, clinically obese and bed-bound, overheated, struggled to breathe and was rushed to hospital with a core temperature of 108F. Doctors were unable to cool him and he died two days later.
It was the hottest day of the year so far when the central air conditioning started blowing hot air in the mobile home where Richard Chamblee lived in Bullhead City, Arizona, with his wife, children, and half a dozen cats and dogs. It was only mid-June but the heat was insufferable, particularly for Chamblee, who was clinically obese and bed-bound in the living room
They positioned fans, ice packs and cold drinks close by in an effort to keep Chamblee cool and hydrated, and they checked in on him every couple of hours. But the mobile home is old, open-plan and poorly insulated. Despite their efforts, the temperature hovered close to 100F in the house, according to Chamblee's son John. Chamblee overheated and struggled to breathe.
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