Apartment fire caused by dog knocking over candle Thursday

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Posted: Friday, November 20, 2009 12:00 pm | Updated: 9:26 am, Fri Nov 20, 2009.

KEARNEY - The Kearney Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire Thursday night after a dog knocked over a burning candle.

According to a press release from KVFD, the fire was at Southview Apartments, 1004 W. 11th Street, apt. K37 about 6:30 p.m.

The apartment's occupant, Joyce Shatters, left the room momentarily and then heard her smoke detector.

When she returned to her living room she found her dog had knocked a burning candle off an end table and onto her couch, igniting the couch.

NP Realty owns the apartments and there was about $44,000 in damage.

The fire was under control within about 20 minutes. Shatters was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital to be treated for some smoke inhalation.

Posted in Local on Friday, November 20, 2009 12:00 pm Updated: 9:26 am. | Tags: Kvfd, Kearney Volunteer Fire Department

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