NEW YORK Elderly woman dies in house fire started by ignition of bird's nest A bird's nest ignited by a flood lamp was blamed for an early-morning house fire that killed an elderly woman. Crews were dispatched to the scene following a 911 call from a neighbor at 1:22 a.m. As crews arrived, they reported that flames were showing from an attached garage and along one side of a two-story house. Firefighters pulled hose lines to begin attacking the fire. As crews attacked the main seat of fire in the garage, an interior team made entry through the front door and knocked down fire at the side of the house before beginning search-and-rescue efforts. Crews located the resident, an elderly woman, on the second floor and moved her outside. A medical team began resuscitation efforts and transferred her to an ambulance for transport to the hospital. Fire department reports indicate that the fire was brought under control just over 20 minutes after arrival and crews began to perform overhaul and ventilation activities. Investigators determined that the fire began on an exterior wall of the garage when heat from a 500-watt flood lamp ignited a bird's nest. Investigators indicated that the house did not have automatic detection equipment. One firefighter suffered unspecified heat-related injuries and required transport to the hospital. The house was a two-story wood structure with a ground-floor area of 600 square feet (56 square meters). No information was available on monetary damage from the fire, but reports indicated that the attached garage sustained most of the damage and that a vehicle inside the garage was destroyed. ILLINOIS Cooking materials suspected in home fire that kills two A fire believed to involve cooking materials claimed the lives of two occupants of a single-family home. A 911 call from a passerby sent firefighters to the scene at 10 p.m. Crews Halotron® II Clean Agent is available from Presto (Sweden) Halotron® BrX Clean Agent is available from P-3 and Kidde Aerospace and Defense 019 N F PA . O R G / J O U R N A L * NFPA JOURNAL | 95http://www.amerex-fire.com http://www.badgerfire.com http://www.buckeyef.com http://www.kidde.com