Cigarette Smoking Leads To Small Mattress Fire

The Madison Fire Department was called to Dean Ave. Sunday night for a mattress reportedly on fire.
 
Engine 5 arrived at 11:46 p.m., seeing a light haze in the front window of the home and smelling plastic burning as they approached.
 
Firefighters entered the house and found the mattress a few feet from the front door. They were able to pull the mattress onto the driveway and soak it down.
 
The home was ventilated as firefighters spoke with the homeowner who said she’d been smoking in bed. The mattress began smoking even though she says she discarded the cigarette in a small can.