Friday, December 13th, 2013  House Fire Possibly Ignited By
Cigarette  fireA home sustained heavy damage due to a fire that
may have started due to a cigarette in bed.   Officials say they
responded to the fire Monday just before 7am in the 900 block of
South 12th Avenue.  Heavy smoke was coming out of the residence
when they arrived on the scene, but were able to quickly get the
fire under control.   No one was in the residence at the time of
the blaze.   Officials determined the fire started in a back
bedroom where it is believed that someone had been smoking in
bed and carelessly discarded the cigarette.  Scroll To Top