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A working smoke detector alerted a Lebanon Fire District resident early Tuesday morning of fire in her house. Shortly before 2 am a female resident, the only occupant in the house at the time of the blaze was taking a shower when she was alerted from the sound of “beeps” over her music while she showered.
The resident then noticed the smell of smoke and could see the smoke coming from around the bathroom door. Not knowing if there was a fire in the hallway, the occupant escaped through a bathroom window to the outside and made her way to the back of residence, there she saw the blaze in her bedroom through the window. The resident attempted to extinguish the fire with a garden hose before she notified other family members who lived down the street. The resident’s uncle arrived and made entrance into the structure through a bedroom window where he encountered heavy smoke with heat and could see a fire near the wall. The family member attempted to extinguish the blaze with a fire extinguisher and threw a burning mattress outside, through the window. The resident then called 911.
Fire crews from Lebanon Fire District arrived at 0138 to the single-family residence and found smoke coming from the front door. After the Incident Commander made his walk around the building, crews were sent through the front door for an offensive fire attack. Crews encountered light smoke in the structure and made their way back to the room of origin where the fire had made its way up the wall, but was out due to the family using extinguisher. Firefighters were on scene approximately one hour clearing smoke and checking for any fire extension into the walls and attic space.
The cause of the fire is under investigation but early indications are suggesting a plugged-in vaping devise that was recharging in the fire bedroom at the time of the blaze. No occupants or firefighters were hurt during the incident.
The Lebanon Fire District would like to remind its community of the importance of functioning smoke detectors. Smoke detectors save lives, as was the instance here this morning. Check your detectors regularly and make sure there are adequate numbers of detectors in your residence. If you have questions on smoke detectors please contact your local fire department, we will be happy to help. Firefighters would also like to remind its residents to call 911 early and not go back into any structure if there is a fire, you could become trapped or overcome by the heat and smoke.
The Lebanon Fire District responded with 9 personnel, 3 on 1 Ladder Truck, 2 on 1 Engine, 2 on 1 ALS Ambulance and 2 Chief officers.