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contain the fire to the living room and
bring it under control within minutes.
Search crews found the occupant on
the floor of his bedroom and moved
him outside, where medical personnel
assumed care and transported him to a
local hospital.
News reports indicated that the
victim succumbed to smoke inhalation
injuries later that night after being
transferred to a children's hospital.
Investigators determined that the
fire began when a portable space heater
ignited the fabric of a couch in the
living room. Reports indicated that the
space heater had been operating all day
and was located less than three feet
from the couch.
Phone calls showed that the victim
became aware of the fire and attempted
to escape, but found his exit blocked
and retreated back to his bedroom.
Hoarding conditions, as well as physical and cognitive challenges, were
reported to have complicated the victim's ability to escape.
The residence was not equipped with
automatic detection equipment.
In news reports of the fire, the fire
department's deputy chief cautioned
the public that it was not the first fire
of the year caused by a space heater,
and that combustible objects located
too close to a space heater will eventually get hot enough to produce a fire.
The house was a single-story wood
structure with a ground floor area of
960 square feet (89 square meters).
The fire caused an estimated $25,000
in damage to the building, valued at
$100,000, and $15,000 in damage to its
contents, valued at $25,000.
PENNSYLVANIA
Candle ignites fatal fire
One man died in a late-night fire that
began when a candle ignited nearby
combustibles and spread to nearby furnishings and wood-paneled walls.
Firefighters were dispatched to the
scene after a passerby spotted the fire
and called 911 at 11:45 p.m.
Arriving crews encountered heavy
smoke conditions after making a forced
entry into the residence. Crews located
the seat of the fire in the basement
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