Washington (AP) - Authorities say two men were seriously hurt while trying to pull a burning mattress from an apartment in Northwest Washington. D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services spokesman Alan Etter says firefighters were called to the 1400 block of R Street about 1 o'clock this afternoon.
GREENVILLE — Span-America Medical Systems Inc. said lower sales and higher research and development costs led to lower third-quarter profits.The company’s mattress sales rose, but competition from Chinese-made pillows hurt sales of its custom-products division.
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Arson is suspected in an overnight house fire. Lubbock firefighters responded to a fire at a vacant house in the 500 Block of 49th Street around 4am Friday morning. An old mattress in a back bedroom caught fire.
An Indianapolis boy learned the hard way about why he shouldn’t play with lighters. The 7-year-old boy was playing with a lighter in his room when he caught the mattress on fire. The boy was burned on the hand. His mother was able to get him out of the home safely and he's going to be okay.
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