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August 2, 2006

Update: Morning fire in Warwick sends one to hospital

WARWICK -- A fire probably caused by a candle igniting a mattress caused minor damage to a single-family home at 83 Symonds St. this morning, and sent its one resident to the hospital for observation.

Warwick Battalion Chief Joseph Greenwell said that the fire call came in at 10:13 a.m., and that firefighters responded to find a fire in the bedroom, probably started by a candle near the bed igniting the mattress.

Firefighters were able to douse the flames before there was any structural damage to the two-story Cape-style home, Greenwell said, though there was smoke damage to the first floor.

One resident, a renter whose name was not released, was home at the time. He was taken to Kent Hospital to be examined for smoke inhalation. He was treated and released.

The fire is under investigation, Greenwell said.

-- Journal staff writer Daniel Barbarisi

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 1:05 PM | Permalink

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