SPRING HILL, Fla. – A quick response from Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR) prevented a more serious incident after a child playing with a lighter ignited a mattress fire in a Spring Hill home early Sunday morning. No injuries were reported.
HCFR crews were dispatched at midnight to a residential fire on the 3000 block of Greynolds Avenue. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered a mattress ablaze in a child’s bedroom. Firefighters swiftly extinguished the flames, containing the damage to the bedroom.
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Investigations revealed the cause of the fire was a child playing with a lighter they had found on top of the refrigerator.
Following the incident, Captain 4 and Battalion Chief 1 spoke with the parents about the importance of youth fire prevention strategies.
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