Smoke Leads To Evacuation Of In-Home Daycare Tuesday

Smoke Leads To Evacuation Of In-Home Daycare Tuesday

PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Pierre Fire Department responded earlier this week to an in-home daycare and a report of smoke in the home. Fire Chief Ian Paul says crews were called to 100 block of North Tyler Avenue Tuesday around two-pm…

Paul believes the smoke came from the home’s heating system…

Last week was National Fire Prevention week and Paul says the call shows the value of a working smoke detector…

While modern smoke and carbon monoxide detectors can go upto 10 years on a battery, it’s important to continue checking their status…

Approximately a dozen children were evacuated while the fire department vented the home of the smoke.