Unattended grill causes porch fire in Beloit

by BETH WHEELOCK ( Contact ) Sunday, May 25, 2008

A Beloit family is unharmed after hot embers from their unattended grill ignited a wooden porch.

Fire investigator Jeremy Flanagan says firefighters found the rear porch at 1035 Ninth Street actively burning when they arrived Sunday morning. The porch was completely destroyed and the interior of the rental property has minor smoke damage. Flanagan estimates the structural damage at $15,000.

He also notes the family did not have working smoke detectors in the home and children were present in the home. He says the family does not have renter's insurance.

optimism
Jun 5, 2008 at 2:39 p.m.
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Sure hope they got friends and family to help replace what they lost from not having insurance. Too bad. What a tragedy. It seems EVERYDAY I see something about a fire... :o(

ms_sassy_wi
May 25, 2008 at 9:43 p.m.
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In the original blog entry, it sounded as though this was a family who was renting. Is the landlord going to be penalized for not having smoke detectors?

I'm glad no one was hurt.

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