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House Fire Lesson: Smoke Detectors Save Lives And Money
Posted by David Haviland on October 31, 2011 at 8:19 am (283 social interactions)

Aberdeen, WA - Sleeping while cooking was the cause of a kitchen fire that caused about $3,000 in damages to an Aberdeen home early yesterday morning, but lack of a smoke detector is likely what made it worse. Battallion Commander Bill Mayne tells us the fire started just before 3 Sunday morning when one of four residents began cooking, then fell asleep. Mayne said had a working smoke alarm been in the rental, it probably would have alerted residents long before the fire caused any damages.

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