Luckily, everyone in who was in the household was perfectly fine. At approximately 10:30PM Ms. Smith called the Montvale Fire Department to report the fire. Firemen say that the cigarette was not fully burned out inside the guest room. While both Mr. and Ms. Smith do not smoke, their family relative who is a minor, does indeed smoke continuously. The cigarette was found in an ashtray beside the guest bed.
Chief Fireman John Kay says that the fire started around 10:15PM, when the ashtray fell off of the nightstand. Ms. Smith was the first to hear the fire alarms go on, and luckily she had just replaced the batteries a few days prior. She called the fire department and they arrived at the scene in less than two minutes.
Since this was considered an accident, no charges will be filed on the minor. While many people in the town are upset by this, because a minor was permitted to smoke, others seem to just be happy that the Smith family was safe.
Investigators believe that something else was going on because the Smiths are known to be very clean and healthy people, who would never allow smoking. While it is still unclear now, more research will be done within the next week. In the meantime the Smiths are staying with nearby relatives.
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