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South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue: Barbecue briquettes cause small structure fire

Staff Report
SLTFR responded to a structure fire that originated in an outbuilding behind 2649 Kubel Ave.
SLTFR / Facebook

South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue is reminding barbecuers to properly extinguish briquettes, after some of the charcoal bricks caused a small structure fire.

SLTFR responded to a structure fire that originated in an outbuilding behind 2649 Kubel Ave., according to a Facebook post Saturday. The fire was extinguished and the cause was determined to be discarded briquettes left outside near the shed.

That led SLTFR to issue the following statement: “Extinguish your briquettes before you discard them.”

SLTFR also posted the following steps for ensuring that the briquettes are properly disposed of:

Soak the charcoal briquettes in water for 20 minutes to 1 hour.

Wrap the soaked briquettes in a non-combustible material or container.

Place into the regular trash.


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