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Oregon heat wave victims older, lived alone, had no AC

FILE - In this June 26, 2021, file photo, a paramedic with Falck Northwest ambulances treats a man experiencing heat exposure during a heat wave in Salem, Ore. A preliminary report released Tuesday, July 13 found the majority of those who perished in last month's record-smashing heat wave were white, male, older and socially isolated. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File) FILE - In this June 26, 2021, file photo, Salem Fire Department paramedics respond to a heat exposure call at a cooling center during a heat wave in Salem, Ore. A preliminary report released Tuesday, July 13 found the majority of those who perished in last month's record-smashing heat wave were white, male, older and socially isolated. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)