No one was injured during a house fire at 1310 Wayside Road on Saturday, June 24 that resulted in more than $80,000 damage.
Clint Weidhass, Assistant Chief of the Patrick Springs Volunteer Fire Department, said Stuart Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 3:55 p.m. Patrick Springs Volunteer Fire Department, CCDF Volunteer Fire Department, and Moorefield Store Volunteer Fire Department were also toned out.
“Within nine minutes of the 911 call, Stuart Fire had an engine in route as well as Patrick Springs. They arrived on scene 16 minutes after the 911 call was placed. That’s pretty darn good,” he said.
Weidhass said the departments brought the fire under control within 25 minutes and remained on scene for an additional two hours.
“The fire was located to the rear of the residence, in an addition part of the home. The fire department believes the fire originated from around the chimney. It moved its way into the attic space over the home,” he said.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. No one was home at the time of the fire.
“This was a really good save, and we really did a bang-up job at saving this home. We got in there, we cut a hole in the roof, and we also hooked the ceiling inside and got the attic fire under control very quickly,” he said.
Servepro, a fire and water cleanup and restoration franchise, came to look at the home, Weidhaas said, and believes the whole roof is going to have to be replaced.
Due to the quick response by the fire departments, nearly 95 percent of belongings in the home were saved, and actual fire damage to the living space was minimal.
Weidhaas estimates 1,000 gallons of water was used to fight the fire.
Stuart had 11 personnel on scene, Patrick Springs had eight, and CCDF had four.
