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Child Playing With Lighter Starts House Fire In Midland

By: Dylan Brooks
Updated: February 3, 2011
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MIDLAND -- Midland Fire crews were called to a house fire on Thursday afternoon.

    The blaze happened at a home in the 300 block of east Oak just before 5 pm Thursday. Eight units responded to the fire. They were able to get the blaze contained to one bedroom in the house.

    After investigating the blaze, the department determined that a child playing with a lighter caused the fire.

    No one was injured in that fire.

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