5-Year-Old Sets Mattress On Fire, Burning Home
Thursday, August 7, 2008 8:01 AM
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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