A close call this morning on Payne Street, as the outcome of a house fire could have been much worse.
Fir officials say fire broke out just after 2:30 a.m., as a blanket fell on a space heater, causing the fire, which ignited the bedding of a female occupant. Two other people were in the home and awake at the time. They were able to put out the fire with a home extinguisher.
There were no working smoke alarms in the home.
Two women, ages 52 and 27, were assessed on scene by paramedics and taken to hospital.
“She is extremely lucky that someone in the home was awake in the middle of the night to put the fire out,” Assistant Chief Chris Case said in a media release. “The outcome of this incident could have been very different. The best way to protect your family during a fire is by having working alarms installed and maintained – it’s the law.”
