Ohio Toddler Lights Fire

March 21, 2006
The home sustained heavy heat and smoke damage.

Fire investigators said a child playing with a lighter is to blame for a house fire Monday afternoon.

Indian Lake firefighters said the 3-year-old and his father were in the house when the blaze broke out.

The father was taken to a local hospital to be treated for burns to his hands.

Everyone made it out of the home OK.

Firefighters said the home suffered serious heat and smoke damage.

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