Feature Lead #1: An Alarming Event

TULSA, OK – At 95 years old, Mabel McCullough still has strapping young men rushing to "save her". Twenty-four of them, to be exact, to protect her from her own birthday cake. When she blew out the 95 candles on a carrot cake made by the First United Methodist Church women's group, a sizable exhaust cloud was created that set off a nearby smoke alarm. Fire engines raced to the birthday party. Partygoer Eddi Carlin stated, "By the time we had them all lit, it looked like a torch." With danger dowsed, the firefighters had their picture taken with Ms. McCullough before returning to their stations. Fire Chief Lonnie Lamb said this was first time he'd ever seen a birthday cake trigger a smoke alarm. The troublesome cake was listed in good condition and ready to be eaten by the birthday revelers.