05-01-2013 Firefighters Battle Vacant House Fire

Battalion Chief Steve Swanson said the entire house was engulfed in flames when the first firefighters arrived on the scene. Chief Swanson said the firefighters fought the fire defensively, surrounding the structure and working to suppress and extinguish the blaze from the outside. No injuries were reported.

The house is in a fairly isolated location in some woods off of Vance Road and appears to have been unoccupied for an extended period of time. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

* Photo by Captain Teri Rose

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