BURNING CANDLE BLAMED FOR APARTMENT FIRE

 

ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATORS SAY AN APARTMENT FIRE IN THE 61-HUNDRED BLOCK OF SEQUOIA ROAD NORTHWEST TUESDAY WAS CAUSED BY AN UNATTENDED BURNING CANDLE. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO A BEDROOM WHILE THE REMAINDER OF THE APARTMENT WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY SMOKE.

ONE MAN WAS TAKEN TO U-N-M-H FOR TREATMENT OF SMOKE INHALATION . AFD SAYS THE DAMAGE TO THE APARTMENT IS IN THE RANGE OF 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS.