A fire at a Salem home Thursday afternoon was confined to a lampshade and a couch. However, it was the quick action of the homeowner Abby Jones of the 1200 block of East Lyford that prevented the fire from spreading.
Firemen say a lamp had fallen into a candle. When Jones came into the room she uprighted the lamp, but in the process of moving it some embers from the lampshade fell onto the couch.
Jones doused the couch with water to put out the fire.
Salem Firemen say the fire was out on their arrival but they did check the area to make sure no other embers had fallen.
