Some mattresses burn faster, subtracting vital minutes from making a safe escape.
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Here are three times mattress fires were reported in the Miami Valley.
On Nov. 2, a mattress at an abandoned home in the 100 block of Milton Street caught fire. A neighbor reported the fire, and when crews arrived shortly before 6 a.m. there was smoke and flames coming from the house.
No one was injured.
Firefighters contained a Dayton mattress fire to one room at a Malvern Avenue home on March 26. Initial reports stated that smoke was visible from the house.
No injuries were reported and everyone at the home was able to evacuate safely.
A fire broke out at an Adams Street duplex On Nov. 23, 2017, after a space heater was too close to a mattress.
All the residents — except for the person in the apartment where the fire started — were able to return to their residences.
That individual also suffered some smoke inhalation due to the fire.
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