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Iowa Family Escapes House Fire
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Authorities say four residents and the family dog had fled their home by the time Cedar Rapids firefighters arrived to fight the flames.
A fire spokesman told Cedar Rapids television station KCRG that Ann Randle heard a smoke detector and saw the smoke and flames coming from an upstairs bedroom around 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Information from: KCRG-TV, http://www.kcrg.com
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
A fire spokesman told Cedar Rapids television station KCRG that Ann Randle heard a smoke detector and saw the smoke and flames coming from an upstairs bedroom around 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Fire spokesman Greg Buelow (BYOO'-loh) says Randle alerted her husband, daughter and 3-year-old granddaughter, and all four got out of the home safely.
The fire was blamed on an unattended candle.
Buelow says the fire damage was limited to the bedroom and upper exterior on the front side of the house.
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The fire was blamed on an unattended candle.
Buelow says the fire damage was limited to the bedroom and upper exterior on the front side of the house.
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Information from: KCRG-TV, http://www.kcrg.com
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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