Crime & Safety
Careless Smoking Likely Cause of Fatal Dearborn Fire
Dearborn fire officials think a fire that claimed a 90-year-old woman's life Sunday started in a room without a working smoke detector.
Fire investigators think careless smoking was the cause of a fire that claimed the life of an elderly Dearborn woman last Sunday morning.
Firefighters were called to the home of Lucille Tinker in the 2600 block of Byrd about 8:47 a.m. Sunday and found the 90-year-old woman dead inside, The Press & Guide reports.
Fire Chief Joseph Murray said investigators found evidence that Tinkernshe had been smoking. Tinker lived alone in the house.
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The house was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at the scene. Murray said the fire appears to have started in a room that did not have a working smoke detector.
“When we arrived, there was a lot of fire in there in a short amount of time,” he said.Find out what's happening in Dearbornwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
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