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Family lucky after furnace catches carpet on fire overnight

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis fire crews battled a small house fire overnight caused by the home’s furnace.

The blaze happened around 3 a.m. Tuesday in the 2000 block of Peabody.

Memphis firefighters said no one in the home was hurt, but said a carpet inside the home had been placed on top of the furnace.

It eventually went up in flames.

Firefighters were able to get the fire out pretty quickly.

 

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