Associated Press
LOMPOC, Calif. - Six newborn puppies died in a shed fire caused by a halogen lamp intended to ward off freezing temperatures.
Wednesday's blaze destroyed the aluminum shed and two motorcycles stored inside, Battalion Chief Stan Hart said.
The heat lamp intended to protect the animals from the cold was apparently knocked over.
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"The occupant put a (halogen) lamp on the shed to keep the animals warm. Apparently, it was knocked over, and this started the fire," Hart said. "We are fortunate it was detected when it was."
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This is exactly the kind of fire I think my SmokeShutoff Power Strip (TM) can prevent. I bet the power strip would have cut off and sounded a smoke alarm before the lamp could get the fire to full ignition.
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Thursday, January 18, 2007
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Puppies' electric heater suspected in fire
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KEMPTVILLE -- Some residents of a home on Craig Road, west of Kemptville, are out of their house for the time being after a fire there Friday afternoon.
Emergency dispatchers got the call at about 2:45 p.m.
Harold Workman, deputy chief for the Kemptville Fire Department, said it took about 10 minutes to get the blaze under control.
"It was pretty much involved by the time we got there, but the knockdown was pretty fast," Workman said.
No one was injured. Workman added that residents of the home are insured and have found alternative accommodations.
He estimated about $60,000 worth of damage.
"Part of the roof is burned off and there's some damage to the back bedrooms," Workman said.
Workman said the fire started in an unattached shed, which served as a dog kennel with about 10 puppies, before spreading to the house.
All of the dogs were rescued, he said.
Workman said the cause of the fire has not been determined but noted there was an electric heater in the shed.
There were about 15 Kemptville firefighters involved.
Workman said a truck from Merrickville-Wolford, with six firefighters, was also on scene to provide extra water.
KEMPTVILLE -- Some residents of a home on Craig Road, west of Kemptville, are out of their house for the time being after a fire there Friday afternoon.
Emergency dispatchers got the call at about 2:45 p.m.
Harold Workman, deputy chief for the Kemptville Fire Department, said it took about 10 minutes to get the blaze under control.
"It was pretty much involved by the time we got there, but the knockdown was pretty fast," Workman said.
No one was injured. Workman added that residents of the home are insured and have found alternative accommodations.
He estimated about $60,000 worth of damage.
"Part of the roof is burned off and there's some damage to the back bedrooms," Workman said.
Workman said the fire started in an unattached shed, which served as a dog kennel with about 10 puppies, before spreading to the house.
All of the dogs were rescued, he said.
Workman said the cause of the fire has not been determined but noted there was an electric heater in the shed.
There were about 15 Kemptville firefighters involved.
Workman said a truck from Merrickville-Wolford, with six firefighters, was also on scene to provide extra water.
Friday, December 22, 2006
electric blanket left on to keep pets warm
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Weekend fire caused by electric blanket left on to keep pets warm
arizona daily star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 12.11.2006
An electric blanket left unattended started a fire Saturday night that burned a house north of Downtown, causing $100,000 worth of damage and displacing two brothers, a Tucson fire official said Monday.
No one was injured in the fire, which was reported just before 6:30 p.m. Saturday when several people called 911 after seeing smoke in the 100 block of West Adams Street, near North Stone Avenue and West Drachman Street, said Capt. Paul McDonough, a Tucson Fire Department spokesman.
Firefighters pulled a cat and a dog out of the fire, which were the only ones in the house, McDonough said.
The burned cat was taken to a veterinarian and later died, said one of the home's owners, 34-year-old Kenny Stewart. The dog -- a small mixed-breed named Jack -- suffered from smoke inhalation but was OK, Stewart said.
Stewart and his brother, 27-year-old Brad Stewart, left the electric blanket on to keep their pets warm but it ended up costing the cat its life, McDonough said.
"It's just a bittersweet irony," Kenny Stewart said, adding that he'll never buy an electric blanket again. He said he purchased the blanket from a yard sale and it appeared to be brand new.
"It's going to be a much more somber Christmas than expected," he said.
People should not leave electric blankets unattended and they should never purchase a used one because they need to follow the manufacturer's instructions on how to use the blanket safely, McDonough said.
Weekend fire caused by electric blanket left on to keep pets warm
arizona daily star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 12.11.2006
An electric blanket left unattended started a fire Saturday night that burned a house north of Downtown, causing $100,000 worth of damage and displacing two brothers, a Tucson fire official said Monday.
No one was injured in the fire, which was reported just before 6:30 p.m. Saturday when several people called 911 after seeing smoke in the 100 block of West Adams Street, near North Stone Avenue and West Drachman Street, said Capt. Paul McDonough, a Tucson Fire Department spokesman.
Firefighters pulled a cat and a dog out of the fire, which were the only ones in the house, McDonough said.
The burned cat was taken to a veterinarian and later died, said one of the home's owners, 34-year-old Kenny Stewart. The dog -- a small mixed-breed named Jack -- suffered from smoke inhalation but was OK, Stewart said.
Stewart and his brother, 27-year-old Brad Stewart, left the electric blanket on to keep their pets warm but it ended up costing the cat its life, McDonough said.
"It's just a bittersweet irony," Kenny Stewart said, adding that he'll never buy an electric blanket again. He said he purchased the blanket from a yard sale and it appeared to be brand new.
"It's going to be a much more somber Christmas than expected," he said.
People should not leave electric blankets unattended and they should never purchase a used one because they need to follow the manufacturer's instructions on how to use the blanket safely, McDonough said.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Heat lamp for puppies burns down barn
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This morning, Farmersville, New Holland, West Earl, Martindale and Blue Ball firefighters responded to the barn fire at Kenneth Sensenig’s farm, 384 E. Farmersville Road, Ephrata.
Farmersville firefighter Menno King spotted the fire in a two-story horse barn on his way to work. He alerted Sensenig to the blaze and then rushed to the Farmersville fire station.
A riding horse was in the barn along with a female boxer that had just given birth to eight puppies. A heat lamp had been placed near the puppies, and apparently that is where the fire started, said Farmersville Fire Chief Jonas Reiff.
The fire spread through both floors of the approximately 24-by-28-foot barn, and the flames reached the roof. The fire loss is probably about $20,000, officials said.
The boxer and all the puppies perished. The horse probably will have to be destroyed because of the amount of smoke it inhaled, Reiff said.
About 100 firefighters fought the fire, which was under control within a half hour.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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This morning, Farmersville, New Holland, West Earl, Martindale and Blue Ball firefighters responded to the barn fire at Kenneth Sensenig’s farm, 384 E. Farmersville Road, Ephrata.
Farmersville firefighter Menno King spotted the fire in a two-story horse barn on his way to work. He alerted Sensenig to the blaze and then rushed to the Farmersville fire station.
A riding horse was in the barn along with a female boxer that had just given birth to eight puppies. A heat lamp had been placed near the puppies, and apparently that is where the fire started, said Farmersville Fire Chief Jonas Reiff.
The fire spread through both floors of the approximately 24-by-28-foot barn, and the flames reached the roof. The fire loss is probably about $20,000, officials said.
The boxer and all the puppies perished. The horse probably will have to be destroyed because of the amount of smoke it inhaled, Reiff said.
About 100 firefighters fought the fire, which was under control within a half hour.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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