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Improperly installed heating lamp blamed in house fire KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) _ Fire investigators say the cause of Friday's blaze at a Ketchikan home was caused by defective installation of a bathroom ceiling heating lamp. There were no injuries at the home of Jim and Barbara Guenther, but the house sustained serious damage. North Tongass Fire Department Chief Dave Hull says the waterfront house had been assessed at $190,000, and was more than half destroyed. Hull says the bathroom ceiling heat lamp fixture appears to have been installed too close to insulation. He says insulation was stuck to the metal fixture. The fixture may have been installed as long as 20 years ago. |
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May 8, 2008 |
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