107th Birthday Warms Things Up in Peoria
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PEORIA, Ill. — Ethel Simkins’ 107th birthday party was such a hot time it brought the Fire Department to her nursing home after the candles on her cake set off the alarm.
Peoria Fire Department officials said the alarm at the Buehler Home went off Thursday because of the heat generated by the 107 candles on Simkins’ birthday cake. No one was evacuated from the home.
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