Smithfield family's home gutted in fire sparked by car
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By Tom Morgan SMITHFIELD -- A mechanical defect in a car parked in an attached garage apparently sparked the fire that gutted a family's house yesterday, Fire Chief Joseph P. Mollo II said today. Mollo said the blaze was discovered by a homeowner who lives at 23 Karen Ann Drive when the man went to check on the vehicle about 6:25 p.m. after smelling smoke. He found it ablaze, Mollo said, ushered his family out of the house, and summoned firefighters. Mollo said the names of the family were not available. The fire chief said that the fire spread swiftly. "The fire flew through the first floor and went up a stairway to the second story," he said. It took firefighters about 40 minutes to bring the flames under control. "The house is more than likely a total loss," Mollo said. The family stayed with friends for the night, he said. 
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