Revised - News Story #1: Undetected Smoke

A retired man was very badly burned, yesterday, from a fire in his house that did not have a smoke detector. Robert Kent was rescued from his burning San Jose home.

Kent had second and third-degree burns on half of his body after being found unconscious on the kitchen floor, surrounded by flames. In his single-story home on Annapolis Way the fire began in the kitchen and spread to the attic. The fire was reported around 3 p.m.

Firefighters rescued Kent from his smoke-filled house. There was no smoke detection system in the building. He is currently in grave condition at Valley Medical Center.