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August 6, 2007

Fire in Tiverton unit today caused by candle

TIVERTON -- A candle caused a fire in a house at 11 A Connell St., around noon. A man who lived in the second-floor unit had stepped out momentarily to go downstairs, according to Fire Chief Robert Lloyd.

The man returned to find heavy fire in the bedroom. It appears the candle caught bedding on fire.

Lloyd said it was the second candle-caused fire the department has responded to in less than a week.

Tiverton engines, with a ladder truck assisting from Fall River, and a medical rescue responded. One person was taken to a hospital for, but there were no life-threatening injuries. The Red Cross helped an elderly resident who lived on the first floor.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 5:33 PM | Permalink

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