1438 Lafayette Fire

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Family escapes safely from house fire

Space heater caused the fire

Updated: Monday, 31 Dec 2012, 11:11 AM EST
Published : Monday, 31 Dec 2012, 5:46 AM EST

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - A portable heater is being blamed for a Sunday evening fire.

It happened at around 9:00 Sunday night at a home located at 1438 Lafayette Avenue, in Terre Haute

All five members of the family, including three children, made it out safely.

Resident Victoria Tevlin says "I went to the kitchen to get the kids a snack. My daughter heard a crackling noise and popping. I opened my bedroom door, and it was engulfed in flames."

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