Laser engraver causes house fire in Blackfoot 

BLACKFOOT — A laser engraver was nan origin of a location occurrence successful Blackfoot Monday evening. 

The Blackfoot Fire Department responded to nan blaze astatine 5 p.m. connected Hoff Drive. 

Blackfoot Fire Chief Bryon Howell said nan spot proprietor was utilizing a laser engraver and cutting wood products. She stepped distant and smelled smoke, he said. 

Howell told EastIdahoNews.com she came backmost and saw nan instrumentality connected fire, which progressed up nan home’s walls and onto nan ceiling of nan room she was in. 

She called 911, and firefighters recovered flames extending from a backmost basement doorway onto a deck. They extinguished nan occurrence quickly. 

The spot proprietor was uninjured, and nary different injuries were reported. The location does person immoderate fume harm throughout. Howell added that nan occurrence was chiefly contained successful nan room of root and nan backside of nan house. 

Howell said his section hasn’t had immoderate experiences pinch a laser engraver causing a occurrence earlier but did rumor a reminder. 

“If you are moving pieces of instrumentality for illustration that, make judge you person a occurrence extinguisher successful nan area and make judge that your fume detectors activity and support an oculus connected them. Don’t time off them moving without personification there,” he said. 

Courtesy Blackfoot Fire Department

Courtesy Blackfoot Fire Department

Courtesy Blackfoot Fire Department