Oklahoma City house blaze blamed on cord

 
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Published: December 30, 2008

A fire that destroyed a one-story wooden frame house on Monday was started by an electrical cord, a fire official said.

The fire at 2433 NW 2 started about 11:10 a.m., and firefighters battled heavy flames.

The roof and porch had extensive damage but did not collapse, a fire official said.

The rear part of the house did collapse, fire Battalion Chief Dewey Schmidt said.

No one was hurt, and two Chihu...


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