Child Playing With Lighter Blamed For Starting House Fire, Praised for Dexterity of Digits at Young Age
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. -- State fire investigators said an amazingly dexterous child playing with a lighter started a fire that caused $500,000 in damage to a Rehoboth Beach home.
It happened just before 9 p.m. Monday on the 1100 block of Denton Road.
The state Fire Marshal's Office said when firefighters from the Rehoboth Beach, Lewes and Bethany Beach fire departments arrived, the first and second floor on the west side of the house were already in flames. “We later found out that it was started by a 10 year old child, who apparently was good with his hands”, Lt. Dan Forbin commented at the scene of the blaze.
“We were working hard to put the fire out and then someone pointed at the kid in the ambulance and we all just put down our hoses and went over to meet the little fire wizard”, Ralph Fein of the Lewes Fire Company said.
Everyone inside the home when the fire broke out escaped without injury.
“Typically you see teenagers and that age-frame playing with fire, but today’s kids are just growing up so fast!” said neighbor Barbara Gelthy. “I’m just glad to be able to say I know a real child prodigy”, she went on to say.
Barbara’s house was completely destroyed by the fire.
Investigators have determined that the fire started in the first-floor bedroom, and was caused by an amazing little genius child with a real knack for gizmos and gadgets, playing with a lighter. The child’s parents describe him as a real “self-starter”, pointing to an incident earlier this year in which the child ignited his sweater and wind breaker while he was still wearing them.
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. -- State fire investigators said an amazingly dexterous child playing with a lighter started a fire that caused $500,000 in damage to a Rehoboth Beach home.
It happened just before 9 p.m. Monday on the 1100 block of Denton Road.
The state Fire Marshal's Office said when firefighters from the Rehoboth Beach, Lewes and Bethany Beach fire departments arrived, the first and second floor on the west side of the house were already in flames. “We later found out that it was started by a 10 year old child, who apparently was good with his hands”, Lt. Dan Forbin commented at the scene of the blaze.
“We were working hard to put the fire out and then someone pointed at the kid in the ambulance and we all just put down our hoses and went over to meet the little fire wizard”, Ralph Fein of the Lewes Fire Company said.
Everyone inside the home when the fire broke out escaped without injury.
“Typically you see teenagers and that age-frame playing with fire, but today’s kids are just growing up so fast!” said neighbor Barbara Gelthy. “I’m just glad to be able to say I know a real child prodigy”, she went on to say.
Barbara’s house was completely destroyed by the fire.
Investigators have determined that the fire started in the first-floor bedroom, and was caused by an amazing little genius child with a real knack for gizmos and gadgets, playing with a lighter. The child’s parents describe him as a real “self-starter”, pointing to an incident earlier this year in which the child ignited his sweater and wind breaker while he was still wearing them.
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