"...Neighbors said the couple had lived in the tool shed ..."

[SoCalDem]

Sad ...Luckily no one died, but a family living in a TOOL SHED??? in 2009??
and now they have a hospital bill to contend with:(


http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x255234205/No-Headline

Woman recovering after tool shed fire

Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch

Green Valley Volunteer firefighters extinguish a fire in a tool shed located along a rural road near Cedar Crest Drive Tuesday, March 17, 2009, in Huntington.
March 18, 2009 @ 02:21 PM

CURTIS JOHNSON

The Herald-Dispatch

HUNTINGTON — Fire marshals believe a woman knocked over a camping lantern, which ignited a fire inside a tool shed Tuesday afternoon.

The fire gutted the tool shed and caused four small propane tanks to explode, said Assistant State Fire Marshal Reed Cook. A woman, who was living inside of the tool shed with her husband, received burns. Investigators identified the woman as Marsha Day. She was taken to Cabell Huntington Hospital, where she was treated and released.

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Neighbors said the couple had lived in the tool shed for a period of months. Their high-school age daughter also lived there from time to time.

Cook said the family indicates the tool shed was a temporary residence, while water and electricity were connected to a nearby mobile home. Cook was unsure of the exact timeline. He said the shed also lacked those utilities. Cook and sheriff’s deputies said it appears that an electrical cord extended from a vehicle’s battery to provide limited power to the shed. The remnants of a mattress' box spring were found inside the shed.

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. People are living in cars, garages. why not a tool shed?

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

2. That's why you shouldn't assume any building is unoccupied.