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| December 3, 2007 |
| Fire destroys vacant house: Huntington |
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Fire destroyed a vacant house off W.Va. 2 early Monday morning.
The Ohio River Road, Barboursville, Proctorville and Rome Township volunteer fire departments responded at 4 a.m. Monday to a fully involved house fire at 27 Scenic Lane. The house is located up a hill off W.Va. 2 east of Guyandotte. Visible from the Ohio River, the house was fully involved before anybody called it in, said Deputy Chief Robert Miller of the Ohio River Road Volunteer Fire Department. A call came in from a towboat on the river and from someone on the Ohio side of the river, he said. "The towboat called it in, and then pulled his boat over and shined a spotlight on it," Miller said. By 8 a.m., the house had burned to the ground and was steaming in the chilly, windy air. It took firefighters a few hours to get all the flames out, Miller said. The cause of the fire was undetermined. The house has been vacant since August 2006, said Kaye Morrison, who lives next door at 29 Scenic Lane. According to records at the Cabell County Courthouse, the lots of 27 and 28 Scenic Lane are owned by Thomas and Wendy Lindquist. Morrison said she was awakened by fire trucks Monday morning. "I woke up about 4:30 this morning when I saw the strangest light outside my window," she said. "It was bluish-pink. Fire trucks were coming and honking like crazy to wake everybody up. The whole house was a raging fire." The firefighters determined the neighboring house was a loss and quickly switched efforts to make sure flames didn't spread to Morrison's house. "My house was hot and the roof was hot," she said. Morrison's house was not damaged. This incident occured in Cabell County. |
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Story by: Jean Tarbett Hardiman Source: The Herald-Dispatch |
| December 3, 2007 |
| Working house fire: Mabscott |
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The Mabscott Fire Department extinguished a house fire at 156 Majestic Court in Mabscott Monday afternoon.
A seven-person detachment was dispatched to the fire about 3:30 p.m. and remained on the scene for over two hours. While they quickly put out the fire, assistant fire chief Wayne Houck, said they stayed to ensure that no rekindling occurred. “I’m proud that we could handle our own area,” Houck said. “I want to commend those six men for the great job they did.” Houck also was on scene. The fire appeared to have been caused by an electrical malfunction in the house’s garage, Houck said. The fire burned through the roof of the garage and into the living area above. The owners of the home were out of town at the time and no one was injured. Despite smoke damage and electrical damage, the structure is still sound and livable, Houck added. This incident occured in Raleigh County. |
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Story by: Bill Billeter Source: The Register-Herald |
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