why do some burn victims die months after being exposed to the fire?

Question

I was reading about some burn victims from summer fires in Greece, and some succumbed to their burns more than 3 months after they were originally exposed to the flames. Shouldn’t they be in the clear at that point given burn wounds heal over time?

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Answer 1

I worked with a guy that lost 12 friends in a power plant explosion in detroit some time in the 90s, i think. Most of them survived the fire, but died later. They were talking to each other after the fire. They died either from infections or pnumonia or organ failure.