Preventable Fire Stories

JOHN HARRINGTON - Independent Record - 03/15/09

Firefighters from Birdseye Volunteer Fire Department and several other departments responded in the pre-dawn hours Saturday morning to a blaze on Gumprecht Road that claimed a garage as well as the 1981 Porsche that was parked in it.

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“His smoke detector worked, it woke him up and he called 911,” Reinier said.

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Reinier said the cause of the fire was believed to be a battery charger that was plugged into the German sports car.

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Why I blogged this story: my power strip is designed to prevent fires like this. More here.

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