Updated: 3:54 AM CST February 17, 2021
TYLER, Texas A Tyler family escaped safely following a house fire Tuesday afternoon.
According to Tyler Fire Marshal Paul Findley, the blaze broke out around 12:30 p.m. at a residence is the 620 block of Joel Dr., off S. Broadway Ave., near Walk-On s.
Findley confirmed to CBS19 the family living at the location tried to thaw out their frozen pipes by placing an electric blanket over them. Once the ice melted, the water caused the circuit to short out and the blanket caught fire.
The garage suffered the brunt of the damage.
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