INDIANAPOLIS -- A man was hospitalized Sunday night after carrying a burning mattress out of a burning house on Indianapolis' north side.
The fire happened at a home in the 4300 block of Crittenden Avenue around 9:30 p.m.
An Indianapolis Fire Department spokesperson said the man said he lit incense and left it to take a shower. The 24-year-old believed the incense fell from the table to the mattress -- catching it on fire.
Instead of evacuating the house immediately, he pulled the mattress into the front yard, injuring himself. He was hospitalized in serious condition for smoke inhalation.
The man was living at the house with permission of the owner.
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