PRATT - Quick use of a fire extinguisher prevented major damage to a residence on South Mound one Saturday afternoon in Pratt in early April. The homeowners and their two children were at home when suddenly they smelled smoke. The mother of the children went outside to investigate and discovered a small fire on the corner of the back porch. Flames were climbing up the corner of the house towards the roof and a corner of the small wooden deck was burning. The homeowner grabbed a fire extinguisher and with help from a neighbor had the fire knocked down just as firefighters arrived, according to the town's fire chief. The fire was confined to just the corner of the house and the deck landing. There was no fire damage to the inside of the house and just a little smoke that was cleared with a fan.
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