fire victim
Flames claimed them
A fire victim is someone who has been harmed, killed, or displaced by a fire.
The term appears frequently in news reports about house fires, wildfires, and other blazes: Rescue workers searched for fire victims in the rubble.
Fire victims may suffer burns, smoke inhalation, loss of property, or death.
Relief organizations often collect donations for fire victims after major disasters.
- burnDamage by heat
- third degreeProlonged, aggressive questioning
- burn unitWard for thermal injuries
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- smoke inhalationBreathing in combustion gases
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- victimscasualty, survivors, fatality, casualties, sufferer
- shelter seekershomeless person, homeless veteran, rough sleeper, street person, displaced person
- missing peoplemissing child, lost child, lost hiker, lost tourist, abductee
- policyholderspolicyholder, beneficiary, claimant, annuitant, subscriber
fire victimarsonist
One who illegally ignites
firestarter · pyromaniac · firebug · fire starter · incendiary
fire victimfirefighter
Emergency blaze responder
first responder · emergency responder · paramedic · rescuer · fireman
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