Resident, pet escape fire caused by electric heater

YOUNGSTOWN

An electric heater caught clothes on fire causing damage to a St. Louis Avenue home.

Firefighters were called at 4:08 a.m. Saturday to a fire at 48 St. Louis Ave. Francis Adams, who lives in the house, escaped before firefighters arrived. But her dog was inside the home. Firefighters went inside and saved the dog.

The fire was contained to the bedroom. The fire department estimates damage at $1,300.

Firefighters say an electric heater in the bedroom caught nearby clothes on fire.