LORAIN, Ohio (AP) — A 5-year-old playing with a lighter he
found under a bed is being blamed for a house fire that destroyed the
second floor of a northeast Ohio home.
The child’s mother managed
to get him and a sibling out safely Wednesday when fire swept through
the bedrooms of a home in Lorain, west of Cleveland.
Lorain Fire
Marshal Jeff Fenn says the child found the lighter underneath his
brother’s bed and lit a piece of paper before the fire spread to the bed
covers and then "lit the whole bedroom up."
Fenn said the
5-year-old quickly alerted his mother to what he had done, and that
allowed them all to get out of the house safely.
Fire officials were working on a damage estimate.
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LORAIN, Ohio (AP) — A 5-year-old playing with a lighter he
found under a bed is being blamed for a house fire that destroyed the
second floor of a northeast Ohio home.
The child’s mother managed
to get him and a sibling out safely Wednesday when fire swept through
the bedrooms of a home in Lorain, west of Cleveland.
Lorain Fire
Marshal Jeff Fenn says the child found the lighter underneath his
brother’s bed and lit a piece of paper before the fire spread to the bed
covers and then "lit the whole bedroom up."
Fenn said the
5-year-old quickly alerted his mother to what he had done, and that
allowed them all to get out of the house safely.
Fire officials were working on a damage estimate.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.