When partying on Mifflin Street on Saturday, donâ??t use a front porch sofa as an ashtray. It could kill you.
Thatâ??s the message from the Madison Fire Department, after several recent couch-on-porch fires damaged buildings and even caused the death of a student in Michigan. Officers briefed neighborhood residents this week to remind them of the dangers of smoking on couches and to take special precautions to guard against any fire danger.