| On Friday Jan. 7th the St. Stephens Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire on 33rd St. NE. Upon arrival firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the chimney of the residence and also found light smoke inside. All occupants of the residence had evacuated and were awaiting fire dept. arrival. Firefighters began investigating and found the problem to be due to a malfunctioning kerosene furnace. Fuel and power to the furnace were shut off by the homeowner prior to our arrival and contact had been made to a service technician. Firefighters checked the chimney and exhaust components from the furnace and determined there to be no fire. Ventilation was performed to exhaust smoke from the residence. There were no injuries reported and the cause was linked to the furnace. |
