Smoking material coming in contact with a couch in the garage appears to have started a fire that severely damaged a home and killed a dog Monday afternoon in the Barberton area.
Firefighters were called to the home, at 11906 N.E. 40th Ave., around 5:30 p.m., and they could see a column of smoke in the distance as they approached.
The fire tore through the garage and made it inside the attic of the home’s living area before firefighters could bring it under control.
Deputy Clark County Fire Marshal Dan Young said investigators believe burning matter from a cigarette burned a couch, and the resident spotted it when the home’s heating and cooling system spread the smoke inside.
