The Idaho State Fire Marshal says a child playing with matches started a fire at a multi-family residence in Emmett Tuesday night.
Firefighters were called out to the building just after 10 p.m. Two families were able to get out of the house, but the flames caused major damage.
"This is a good reminder that children, regardless of their age, have a natural curiosity about fire and often times mimic their parents," the fire marshal's office wrote on Facebook. "Have a talk about the dangers of playing with matches or lighters." Investigators who examined the fire scene after the flames were extinguished were able to undercover evidence that the child had accidentally set the fire.