Cigarette sparks fire that destroys Catskill home

The Daily Mail reports that on Saturday, an unattended cigarette sparked a blaze at a home in Catskill that left a family homeless and kept six fire departments busy through the afternoon:

The six-alarm fire was called in at 1:32 p. m. Saturday and first responders remained at the home, located at 7042 Route 9W, until 6:14 p.m.

The paper reports that the Red Cross is sheltering the homeowners, Richard and Elizabeth Overbaugh, and their 7-year-old.

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