Crews respond to late night structure fire near SW 8th Ave and S. Florida St
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - The Amarillo Fire Department responded to a structure fire last night near SW 8th Ave and S Florida St.
According to the report, at around midnight the Amarillo Fire Department was called near SW 8th Ave and S Florida St on reports of a structure fire.
When crews arrived they found a home with heavy smoke and fire showing from the front corner of the house.
Firefighters were able to get inside the house to do a search and put out the fire.
The resident of the home was inside at the time of the fire, but made it out safely.
The house next door got a broken window and some parts of the siding melted due to the radiant heat.
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The Fire Marshal’s Office determined the cause of the fire was accidental due to the resident of the house charging their cellphone on the bed with a chain of battery packs they made.
The battery pack ignited the mattress and started the fire.
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