SA: Mother and children escape fire

AAP General News (Australia)
08-23-2006
SA: Mother and children escape fire

ADELAIDE, Aug 23 AAP - A mother and her six children have escaped a fire in their century-old
home in the Adelaide Hills, with the blaze causing $100,000 damage.

South Australia's Country Fire Service (CFS) said the woman was awoken by a smoke alarm
early today and found the lounge room of her home ablaze.

About 15 CFS units responded to the blaze on the Mannum to Palmer road, about 50km
east of Adelaide.

Firefighters took an hour to bring it under control.

The woman and her children were taken to hospital suffering from minor smoke inhalation.

CFS spokesman Ray Jackson said the fire was a lesson for all residents to ensure they
had a working smoke alarm properly installed in their home.

"They provide early warning of fire providing you with valuable time that could be
vital to your survival," Mr Jackson said.

"They allow time to respond and alert others, time to evacuate and time for firefighters
to save life and property."

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