5-Year-Old Sets Mattress On Fire, Burning Home

Thursday,  August 7, 2008 8:01 AM

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A family escaped a burning home on the city's east side early Thursday.

Firefighters were called to the home, located in the 200 block of Monroe Avenue, at about midnight, 10TV's Tino Ramos reported.

Several people were inside the home, ranging from a 2-year-old to a grandmother, escaped after they heard smoke detectors, Ramos reported.

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By the time firefighters arrived, they said smoke and flames were coming from the second floor.

Investigators said that they learned a 5-year-old set a mattress on fire. 

This was the third fire that was started by a child in the last month, Ramos reported.

The last two fires turned deadly, including one last week on Fifth Avenue.

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