Irene Indirectly Responsible for House Fire on Cape Cod

FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Tropical Storm Irene is being blamed — indirectly — for a fire that destroyed a Falmouth home.

A fire department spokesman says the homeowners went to a neighbor’s house Sunday after losing power during the storm.

When power was restored a short time later, the residents heard an explosion at their home on Lawrence Road.

Fire officials tell the Cape Cod Times (http://bit.ly/pxpMw5 ) it appears the homeowners left a small propane camping stove on their electric kitchen range when they left. The kitchen stove was on before power went out.

When it restarted, the stove heated up the propane tank until it exploded. The house was described as a “complete loss.”

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Information from: Cape Cod Times, http://www.capecodonline.com

Copyright 2011 The Associated Press

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