UPDATED: 11/20 3:45 a.m.
We now know some oil left on the stove is to blame for a house fire in Roanoke County.
The woman who lives at the home on Oakland Boulevard at Magnolia Road says she left the kitchen for just a moment. When she came back the oil was on fire, and the flames were spreading to her cabinets.
The family is staying with relatives for now.
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A woman and her baby escaped a house fire in Roanoke County on Monday afternoon.
The fire was called in around 4 p.m. in the 5600 block of Oakland Boulevard.
When firefighters got to the home they found a single-story wood-framed house with smoke coming from the side.
The woman went to a neighbor’s house to report the fire.
Firefighters from the North County and Hollins stations put the fire out in a few minutes.
Investigators are still on scene.
