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Child With Lighter Starts Portland Apartment Fire
PORTLAND, Ore. - Firefighters say a Portland apartment fire that caused about $800,000 damage was started by a 6-year-old playing with a lighter.
KATU reports the fire started Saturday night in a closet.
No one was injured, but the fire displaced a mother and three children in one unit and a mother and teen in another unit.
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Information from: KATU-TV, http://www.katu.com/
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
KATU reports the fire started Saturday night in a closet.
No one was injured, but the fire displaced a mother and three children in one unit and a mother and teen in another unit.
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Information from: KATU-TV, http://www.katu.com/
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Permalink Reply by Brian Dumser on
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Lighter: $1.50
Damage cause to building by 6 year old playing with lighter: $800,000
Teaching your friggin kid NOT to play with fire: Priceless
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Permalink Reply by Patti Walz on
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Maybe now the parents will learn to teach their kids not to play with stuff like this and to keep it out of reach...
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