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Posted on: January 26, 2016

[ARCHIVED] LFD responds to 1100 6th ?Street evening fire

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At or around 8:30 pm Sunday night, fire crews responded to 1100 6th ?Street for a residential structure fire. Upon arrival all 7 occupants,? 2 adults and 5 children were outside. The fire originated in a bedroom?as a result of a space heater that was too close to the bed. The? occupants who were in the living room smelt smoke, and existed the? structure. There were no working smoke alarms in the residence. The? occupants were displaced by the fire and the Red Cross provided? assistance to the family. No injuries were reported as a result of the ?fire. As a reminder: space heaters "need space" a distance of 3' from ?combustibles is a minimum distance needed between combustibles such as ?furniture, bedding materials, and drapes.

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