The fire broke out around 1:15 a.m. Wednesday at 834 Gale Street off Franklin Pike.
District Fire Chief Joe Pruett said the family did not have electricity and was heating the home with candles.
The fire marshal will investigate.
All the damage was in the upper portion of the house.
Many people use kerosene heaters during the cold winter months -- but it is advised to use with caution and not place them near anything flammable, such as curtains, fabric, furniture, or in the range of pets.
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Source link: http://wkrn.com/nashville/news/candle-may-have-caused-fire/130411.htm
By Karen Colbenson
Post-Bulletin, Austin MN
Candles are to blame for a fire that broke out in an Austin home Monday.
At 11:48 a.m., police officers and the Austin Fire Department responded to the fire at 1406 Third Ave. S.W., where they saw smoke billowing out the front door.
According to Police Chief Paul Philipp, two candles on a window sill lit the curtains on fire, which the 87-year-old woman who lives at the home tried to put out with a rug.
The woman could be heard yelling inside the house, said Philipp. A short time later, the woman exited the home unharmed.
An estimate of damages was not available.
According to Philipp, candle-related fires have accounted for more than $1 million in damages in the Austin area in the past few years.
Source link: http://news.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=28&a=317194
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