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the structure. The victim succumbed
to smoke inhalation and burn injuries
after being transported to the hospital.
The coverage reported that one of the
firefighters returned to the bedroom
and evacuated a second resident, who
was found unconscious on the floor.
The second resident was transported
to the hospital and was reported to
receive treatment for burn and smoke
inhalation injuries.
The house had no electric or gas service and a lit candle had been placed
on a shelf in a bedroom, where it
ignited unspecified combustibles. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to
the bedroom.
The home was equipped with battery-operated smoke alarms outside
the bedroom area, but it was not clear
whether they operated.
The house was a two-and-a-half-story
structure that occupied a ground-floor
area of 2,100 square feet (195 square
meters). It was constructed with a
wood frame, lathe and plaster walls,
and a wood roof covered by asphalt
shingles.
The fire caused $2,000 in damage to
the structure and an additional $1,000
to the home's contents.

ARIZONA
Hoarding conditions likely contributed to house fire that killed two
A late night fire in a manufactured
home claimed the life of two residents.
Firefighters were dispatched to a residential fire following a call to 911 from
a passerby at 11:50 p.m.
Crews arrived to find a single-wide
manufactured home fully involved with
fire. Incident command assigned crews
to mount a defensive fire attack in
order to keep the fire from spreading.
When suppression efforts permitted
entry to the structure, crews found the
body of a female in a hallway and a
male in the kitchen. Those areas were
secured until a medical examiner was
able to reach the scene.
Investigators determined that the
fire started in the living room when a
space heater ignited paper materials.
Hoarding conditions were reported
inside the home and investigators told

news sources it was likely that piles of
material in the interior interfered with
the ability of the victims to escape.
The home was constructed with
wood joist framing and a metal roof. It
occupied an area of 840 square feet (78
square meters).
The structure and its contents, which
carried an estimated value of $21,000,
were a total loss.

ARKANSAS
One killed, one injured by fire ignited
by cigarette in trash can
An elderly woman died of smoke inhalation in a house fire that started when
a lit cigarette ignited the contents of a
trash can and spread to the structure.
The fire department was dispatched
to the fire at 6:35 p.m. following a
phone call to 911.
Firefighters extinguished the fire,
which was largely confined to a bathroom in the resident's master bedroom,
where the trash can was located. After
the contents ignited, investigators indicated that the fire spread upward and
throughout the bathroom.
Reports did not indicate how the
fire was discovered or who placed the
call to 911. However, news coverage did
report that a minor suffered non-fatal
injuries in the fire and was flown to a
children's hospital for treatment.
Newspaper reports described the
residence as a double-wide manufactured home and indicated that there
was extensive heat and smoke damage
throughout the home. The house was
single-story structure with a groundfloor area of 2,240 square feet (208
square meters). The home was a wood
construction, with an asphalt shingle
roof cover.
No estimates were available on dollar
losses from the fire.

ARKANSAS
Space heater blamed for fatal fire in
manufactured home
An early morning house fire that
started when a space heater ignited
bedding material claimed the lives of
two residents.
Firefighters were dispatched to the
fire following a 911 call from a passerby

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