Family Builds Fire Pit In Deck And Burns House Down

Some people will do anything to create their own oasis in their backyard. Even if that means building a beautiful fire pit.  In Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, one family learned the hard way that a deck is no place for such a beautiful fire pit. Officials say that a 20-year-old member of the family lit the fire pit up while some friends were over. However, after his friends left, the man went to sleep. That's when the winds picked up and sent the flames from the pit to the side of the house, which then spread to the attic. By the time firefighters had the blaze under control, the roof and the deck had completely collapsed. The only upside to this is that no injuries were reported.