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Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - A BLAZE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING DESTROYED A HOME AT 337 LAKE VIEW DRIVE. 911 DISPATCHER'S RECEIVED MULTIPLE CALLS AT 06:11 ADVISING OF A WORKING STRUCTURE FIRE. CREWS FROM CHEAT LAKE, BROOKHAVEN, STAR CITY, AND GRANVILLE BATTLED THE FLAMES FOR NEARLY AN HOUR TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE FIRE. THE OWNER, WHO WAS HOME AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE, WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE UNINJURED. THE OWNER STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE GARAGE AREA OF THE HOUSE. IT IS BELIEVED THAT A SPACE HEATER BEING USED BY WORKERS WHO WERE REMODELING MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE BLAZE. THE HOUSE AND A VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE WERE A TOTAL LOSS. CREWS REMAINED ON SCENE FOR NEARLY FIVE HOURS EXTINGUISHING HOT SPOTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A SPECIAL THANKS GOES OUT TO THE RED CROSS FOR BRINGING THE GUYS HOT DRINKS AND FOOD.
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