Don't sweat that pipe
An apartment fire happened yesterday in Glendale at 1225 Mariposa St., in unit #7. The fire broke out shortly after 12 p.m. Plumbers working in the apartment were "sweating" a pipe with a blowtorch and that started a fire, according to the Glendale Fire Department. Residents were evacuated and the Fire Department extinguished the fire in about 30 minutes. The fire caused about $70,000 in total damages. In its press release, the Fire Department had this to add about the fire:
The apartment building was equipped with operable smoke detectors which activated and alerted the occupants, allowing them to evacuate safely. This is an example of the importance and effectiveness of working smoke detectors.
So there you go. Unless you count on your family pet to save you when a fire breaks out, keep those smoke detector batteries powered up.