Crime & Safety
Grill Starts Deck Fire, Police Say
The family had used the charcoal grill about six hours before police received the call about a fire.
A charcoal grill on a back patio is to blame for a fire caused about 6 hours after it was done being used.Â
Officers responded to the area of Sunset Road and County Highway LL after a call came in about a back deck of a home on fire at 12:31 a.m. July 1, according to Port Washington police reports.
The fire was contained to the back deck and after it was extinguished, officials determined the cause of the fire was a charcoal grill, the report said.
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The homeowner told police his family had grilled dinner around 6 p.m. the day before, the report said.
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