Mount Pleasant house fire caused by child playing with lighter, 1 resident injured

MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis (CBS 58) -- A Mount Pleasant home is seriously damaged after a fire broke out Tuesday night, Oct. 12. 

One family member was treated for minor burns, but everyone made it out alive. 

The South Shore Fire Department was able to put the flames out in about 20 minutes. 

They say the fire was caused by a child playing with a lighter. The estimated cost of damage is $40,000. 

 

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