By The Associated Press
ST. JOSEPH | A northwest Missouri home has been declared a total loss after a fire blamed on a cigarette and a lawn mower.
Fire investigators in St. Joseph say a man was smoking a cigarette while working on his lawnmower Monday in a bedroom of the home. KQTV reported that the combination sparked a fire that heavily damaged the house and sent the man to a hospital.
The man’s injuries were not considered life-threatening. A woman who was home at the time was unhurt.
ST. JOSEPH | A northwest Missouri home has been declared a total loss after a fire blamed on a cigarette and a lawn mower.
Fire investigators in St. Joseph say a man was smoking a cigarette while working on his lawnmower Monday in a bedroom of the home. KQTV reported that the combination sparked a fire that heavily damaged the house and sent the man to a hospital.
The man’s injuries were not considered life-threatening. A woman who was home at the time was unhurt.
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