Improperly discarded smoking materials are to blame for a house fire in Stafford County.
Fire crews were called to a home in the 600 block of Melchers Drive in Falmouth at 1:52 a.m. Saturday, January 2. Some furniture on the front porch caught fire, but the blaze didn’t damage the home.
No one was injured, said Stafford County fire and rescue spokeswoman Katie Caler Brady.
Fire crews spent nearly two hours on the scene of the fire, according to PulsePoint.
Improperly discarded smoking materials, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, caused more than 17,000 house fires in the U.S. in 2014, and more than 500 deaths, 1,100 injuries, and $426 million in damage.
