Mattress catches fire, burns out closet
An exposed closet lightbulb and a mattress were the culprits of a small house fire in the Gardner Mountain neighborhood Monday afternoon, firefighters said.
Around 1:26 p.m. two South Lake Tahoe Fire Department engines responded to the 600 block of Clement Street. According to the fire department, the resident of the single-story house smelled smoke and traced it back to the back bedroom closet where a mattress had fallen against a lightbulb. The woman reportedly pushed the mattress back and went back to the front of the house not realizing that the mattress was still smoldering. Firefighters said when the woman returned to the room it was full of smoke and she called the fire department and evacuated the house with her infant – neither were injured.
When the engines arrived flames were visible through the closet door and smoke had spread throughout the house. The fire was quickly extinguished. Authorities estimated the damage to the structure at $20,000, due mostly to smoke damage, and $5,000 in damage to the contents.
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