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Mother, Children Escape Fire

340 views · Published 11 July 2012 · 1:41 · Indexed 30 October 2026

Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics

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by John Pless A Red Bank woman and her two children lost just about everything after fire destroyed their home Thursday morning.Red Bank fire investigators say the cause was careless smoking, possibly a cigarette that wasn't properly snuffed out. It's a costly mistake for a mother and her children. A little boy didn't even have time to put on shoes or a shirt before escaping. Paramedics evaluated him for smoke inhalation and it turned out he will be OK.His sister got out wearing nothing but underpants. She was also checked out by paramedics and didn't need to go to the hospital either.Their mom was sleeping when they noticed something wrong in the living room."Two kids went and woke up mother and said there was smoke in the house and mom woke up and noticed there was a lot of heat," Red Bank Deputy Fire Chief Brent Sylar said. "She came out and saw the living room on fire, gathered her children and escaped out the back of the house."Red Bank firefighters battled the flames and hot spots through the morning. Crews rotated to keep firefighters' body temps down."It is hot, humid and it takes a toll on a firefighter's body especially in all this turnout gear, an extra 50 to 70 pounds on top of a man with the heat so it'll drain you quick," Deputy Chief Sylar said.The living room and kitchen were gutted by fire, but water and smoke damage to other rooms left the rental property a total loss.

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