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House Catches Fire While Owner Sleeps
POSTED: 11:31 am EDT October 19, 2006
UPDATED: 1:15 pm EDT October 19, 2006
A kitchen appliance is likely to blame for a house fire that nearly destroyed a local home.
Firefighters received an emergency call around 6:30 a.m. Thursday. As the homeowner slept, the house on Centerville's Main Street caught fire.
When crews arrived, the fire already began to spread.
Since the home was recently remodeled, features like drop ceilings made it hard for firefighters to soak the flames.
Four fire departments worked together to put out the fire that apparently started from a kitchen appliance the owner left plugged in.
Smith Township squad Capt. Patty Phillips said a toaster was plugged in and appeared to have shorted out, but the investigation in ongoing.
The homeowner did escape the burning house safely, but most of her belongings are lost. Some are scorched and many are destroyed.
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