Jim Luttrall
12-30-2007, 09:22 PM
I just saw this, this is related to the smoke detector legislation recently enacted due to the Death of a state senator.
Senator's widow uninjured after another blaze
The Associated Press
Published December 31, 2007
SAN ANTONIO — The widow of state Sen. Frank Madla was uninjured Sunday in a house fire at the same location where a blaze claimed the lives of her husband, mother and granddaughter last year.
Helen Madla, her roommate Rose Alcaraz and her roommate's dog, a dachshund named Charlie, escaped unharmed, according to a report in the online edition of the San Antonio Express-News.
The fire, confined to a chimney, caused about $40,000 damage.
"I just can't believe it happened," said Helen Madla, the only survivor of the 2006 blaze.
Madla's husband, her mother Mary Cruz, 81, and her 5-year-old granddaughter Aleena, died in a fire at the same house after a Thanksgiving dinner. A candle lit for the holiday caused that fire.
Sunday's fire broke out around 8 a.m. in the chimney after Madla lit a fire in the fireplace.
After a while, she noticed smoke in the house. She and her roommate heard horns honking and neighbors yelling that the home was on fire.
The two ran out, but the dog went back in. Firefighters later rescued him from an upstairs bedroom.
A fire official said the fire was an accident.
Senator's widow uninjured after another blaze
The Associated Press
Published December 31, 2007
SAN ANTONIO — The widow of state Sen. Frank Madla was uninjured Sunday in a house fire at the same location where a blaze claimed the lives of her husband, mother and granddaughter last year.
Helen Madla, her roommate Rose Alcaraz and her roommate's dog, a dachshund named Charlie, escaped unharmed, according to a report in the online edition of the San Antonio Express-News.
The fire, confined to a chimney, caused about $40,000 damage.
"I just can't believe it happened," said Helen Madla, the only survivor of the 2006 blaze.
Madla's husband, her mother Mary Cruz, 81, and her 5-year-old granddaughter Aleena, died in a fire at the same house after a Thanksgiving dinner. A candle lit for the holiday caused that fire.
Sunday's fire broke out around 8 a.m. in the chimney after Madla lit a fire in the fireplace.
After a while, she noticed smoke in the house. She and her roommate heard horns honking and neighbors yelling that the home was on fire.
The two ran out, but the dog went back in. Firefighters later rescued him from an upstairs bedroom.
A fire official said the fire was an accident.