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Fire caused by diaper in wall heater fills house with smoke, Flatwoods KY

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Flatwoods, KY

Firefighters responded to a house fire where children accidentally placed a diaper in a wall heater, causing it to catch fire and fill the home with smoke near Benitoa Lane in Flatwoods.

Audio|Source: Flatwoods Fire Dept
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Transcript:
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Dispatch Station 400, Station 70, Med 6.
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Station 400, Station 70, Med 6.
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8, near Benitoa Lane,
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reference to a structure fire.
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Caller advised her wall heater, her children put a diaper in the wall heater.
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It is currently on fire,
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smoke filling the house.
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Repeating Station 400, Station 70, Med 6, 8, near Benitoa Lane, reference to a structure fire.
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Be advised, children put a diaper in a wall heater that is currently on fire and smoke is in the house.
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Alert time, 725.

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