Xbox Blamed for Longview Duplex Fire
Posted/updated on: February 24, 2012 at 9:23 am
LONGVIEW — No one was injured in a morning fire at a Longview residence. Firefighters responded around 7:00 Thursday to a townhouse in the 1100 block of Lilac Drive. Longview Fire Marshall Johnny Zackary said an Xbox in a closet of the duplex was left on and covered with clothes when it overheated and caught fire. Damage is minimal to the outside of the building but there is extensive smoke damage inside the duplex. The family has been displaced. According to KETK, the American Red Cross is stepping in to help.
