Crime & Safety
Home Air Conditioner Burns Up; 3 Fire Departments Arrive
A family on Cambridge Avenue lost their air conditioning Tuesday night.
Fire trucks from Maplewood, Richmond Heights and Clayton responded to a call around 9:00 Tuesday night in the 3300 block of Cambridge Avenue, in Maplewood, for an over-heated air conditioner.
chief Terry Merrell said the blower for the central air system heated up and started smoking.
Firefighters opened windows and used a fan to clear smoke out of the house.
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