DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – An 80-year-old woman was rescued from her bedroom after a fire broke out in her home in Deerfield Beach.
The fire was reported Wednesday afternoon in the 5300 block of Northeast First Avenue. A neighbor across the street called 911.
The woman's 5-year-old and 7-year-old grandchildren were playing with a lighter and lit a mattress, the boys told Local 10 News.
"I told them don't play with matches ... and they did it anyway," Mary Smith said.
Firefighters pulled the woman, her grandchildren, a man and a dog from the home. Firefighters were also seen pulling out a scorched couch and mattress from the home.
The grandchildren will have to complete a juvenile fire-setters program, along with their caregivers.
Nobody was injured, but the house was significantly damaged.
The American Red Cross is assisting the family.
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--Photos courtesy of Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue