BACKGROUND
South Dakota, March 2, 2011: The homeowner was smoking a cigar in the garage and dropped the ashes into a garbage can. The ashes smoldered all night in the can and eventually caught the garage on fire. Fire spread into and throughout the home. The fire department was called by a neighbor about 6:15 a.m. Firefighters had to deal with extreme temperatures and freezing hose valves. The home was a total loss.