Using a Lighter to See Under Couch, Woman Sets Home Ablaze
EARLEVILLE, Md. (AP)-- A€” fire officials in Maryland say a mobile home was destroyed after the owner accidentally set her couch on fire while attempting to see under it with a lighter.
The Office of the State Fire Marshal said in a statement the fire happened Friday around 1 p.m. at the home on Kent Road in Earleville. The office said that the $20,000 mobile home and its contents are a complete loss.
Officials say it took 30 firefighters about 15 minutes to get the blaze under control.
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