Centralia City Firefighters say a pizza cooker was destroyed when a gas burner on a stove where it was sitting was accidentally turned on.
Jennifer Melton of the 1400 block of South Locust called for help after light smoke began filling the home. Firemen were able to track the fire to the stove and the melted pizza cooker.
A fan was used to eject light smoke from the home.
Melton, her children, and her dog were out of the home upon the fire department’s arrival. Firemen carried two puppies outside on their arrival.
The fire call came n at 1:04 Thursday afternoon. Firemen were on the scene for about a half-hour.