Fire Officials Warn: Box Fan Starts House Fire!

Soaring temperatures are never fun and we all go to great lengths sometimes to get some relief from the Tri-Cities heat!

Fire officials are warning the public though, to never leave anything ON, that has a motor.

Crews were called to a house fire on Byson Brown Rd, after a box fan was left on and overheated about 2pm on Wednesday.

No one was injured in the fire and no one was home at the time.

But this is a good reminder for all of us!

Read more here:  http://keprtv.com/news/local/firefighters-contain-benton-county-trailer-fire-caused-by-overheated-fan