Tuesday, April 20, 1999
Noise saves Mason man in house fire
Smoke detector drive renewed
BY DAVID ECK
Enquirer Contributor
MASON — After battling a house fire on Holly Lane early Monday, firefighters returned to the neighborhood Monday evening with a renewed focus on safety.
No one was injured in the fire in the 100 block of Holly Lane, but there was no battery in the home's smoke detector. The fire did about $75,000 in damage to the house.
Frank Moore, owner of the home, escaped after noise from the fire woke him. Two other family members were not home at the time of the fire, which started around 5:30 a.m.
Fire crews said the lack of a working smoke detector could have been deadly.
“If the noise had not occurred, clearly he would have lost his life,” said Mason Fire Chief William Goldfeder. “We've not experienced a fatal fire in Mason in a number of years. We came close this morning. We will do anything to avoid a loss of life in this city.”
To that end, fire crews canvassed the subdivision Monday, checking to make sure each house had a working smoke detector.
Of more than 100 houses checked, they replaced dead batteries and installed new detectors in more than two dozen homes.
The detectors are donated from the American Red Cross and fire crews install them for free.
“I think it's great for people who can't afford it or don't know,” said Thelma Martin, who lives on Holly Lane, just down the street from the fire.
“I thought all mine were working, and they weren't.”
There were two detectors in her house, but neither was working.
“Statistically, there will be more fires (in the future), and hopefully our firefighters' efforts today will make a difference,” Chief Goldfeder said.
“We push (smoke detectors) like there's no tomorrow, and still we've found people without them.”
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