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Cigarette causes mattress fire


Published: Wed, October 15, 2008 @ 10:28 a.m.

YOUNGSTOWN — The resident of 216 Matta Ave. fell asleep with a lighted cigarette and was awakened around 11:40 p.m. Tuesday by heat from a mattress fire caused by cigarette ash, the fire department said. No injuries were reported. Damage to the West Side house and contents was set at $18,000, reports show.

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1WalterSobchack(18 comments)posted 3 years, 3 months ago

A lighted cigarette.. Really? Wow, thank goodness it wasn't a lit cigar, that would have really been disastorous!

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2JeffLebowski(953 comments)posted 3 years, 3 months ago

Walter? Right on.

Also, the headline says that the cig was responsible for the fire...it should read "Moron causes mattress fire."

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3DoctorGonzo(728 comments)posted 3 years, 3 months ago

Breaking news from some of the top journalists in this hemisphere.

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