Tulsa (Okla.) – Mabel McCullough didn’t expect to receive two ladder companies, five fire engines and twenty-four firefighters yesterday for her birthday.
Tulsa’s senior citizen was innocently celebrating her 95th birthday at a party organized by her church’s women’s group with a cake topped with 95 candles. “By the time we had them all lit, it looked like a torch,” said Eddi Carlin, a guest at the party. A cloud of smoke from the blown-out candles set off a smoke alarm, which alerted the fire department.
“In my 23 years on the job, I’ve seen a lot of things set off a fire alarm, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard of one going off because of a birthday cake,” said Fire Chief Lonnie Lamb. Although the firefighters declined birthday cake, they did take a picture with McCullough before leaving.
I'm not sure whether "Tulsa's senior citizen" works in the first paragraph after the lead, because I have yet to mention how old she is in the lead.
Also, "they did take a picture with McCullough before leaving." I'm assuming they left after taking the photograph, so I'm not sure whether that is appropriate to mention either.
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