Investigation: Child with lighter causes house fire

• Firefighter inspect

Firefighters inspect the garage of a Savannah Oaks Lane home after a fire caused serious damage. Staff photo by Scott Wente
• Extinguish fire

Firefighters shoot water on the interior walls of a garage at 8620A Savannah Oaks Lane after extinguishing a blaze that started in the garage. Staff photo by Scott Wente
• Savanna Oaks Lane

Woodbury Public Safety investigators talk with area residents in the aftermath of a fire that broke out in a townhouse Thursday afternoon on the 8600 block of Savanna Oaks Lane. Staff photo by Hank Long.
• Neighbors watch

Neighbor kids watch firefighters check a garage for hot spots after extinguishing a blaze Thursday at 8620A Savannah Oaks Lane.
• Garage burning

The view of a house fire on Savannah Oaks Lane from a Woodbury emergency vehicle as crews arrived Thursday afternoon. Submitted photo by Woodbury Fire Department

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A recent Woodbury house fire was caused by a child playing with a lighter, fire officials concluded.

A boy was playing with a lighter in a garage June 24 at 8620A Savannah Oaks Lane when he lit materials and put them in a plastic trash can in the garage. The trash can contents ignited and quickly grew out of control, the Woodbury Fire Department said.

The fire spread into the house, but three kids at home alone escaped unharmed with their dog. Their ages were not released, but fire officials said at least one of the youths appeared to be a teenager.

Construction workers nearby saw the smoke and fire. They called 911.

See the June 30 print edition of the Woodbury Bulletin for more on this story.

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