A Bainbridge Township house fire early Dec. 20 ended without injuries thanks to working smoke detectors, prompting the Bainbridge Fire Department to remind residents how critical the devices can be during the winter months.
A Bainbridge Township house fire early Dec. 20 ended without injuries thanks to working smoke detectors, prompting the Bainbridge Fire Department to remind residents how critical the devices can be during the winter months.
Firefighters responded to the structure fire in the Canyon Lakes neighborhood at 5:45 a.m. last Saturday after a family of four was awakened by smoke detectors sounding as heavy smoke filled the home, the fire department said in a statement Dec. 22.
“Once outside, (the residents) saw fire coming out of a second story bedroom window that was just occupied,” officials said.
Fire crews encountered heavy smoke and low visibility inside the home, according to the department.
“At the time of our arrival, only minutes later, conditions presented where any occupants would have been overcome by heavy smoke and heat if still inside,” officials said in a statement.
There were no resident, pet or firefighter injuries, they said, adding the home sustained extensive fire and smoke damage throughout the attic and second-floor bedrooms.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation as of Dec. 22, the department said.
“We have stressed the importance of having working smoke detectors for many years. This family survived because their smoke detectors woke them up and they evacuated in time,” officials said. “The house will not be lived in for some time, but fortunately, a father, mother and two adult children are alive and safe.”
