Cromwell Home Destroyed By Fire; Family Needs Supplies
Cromwell Home Destroyed By Fire; Family Needs Supplies
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David Slone-dslone@timesuniononline.com
Cromwell Home Destroyed By Fire; Family Needs SuppliesCROMWELL - The Turkey Creek Fire Territory responded early Saturday morning to a house fire at 9169 E. Lilac Lane, Cromwell.
According to a news release Monday afternoon, the fire territory responded to a report of a chimney fire that had spread to the roof of the structure at 9169 E. Lilac Lane at 3:55 a.m. Saturday.
All occupants and animals had evacuated the building prior to the fire department’s arrival and no injuries were reported.
Upon the arrival of the first fire department personnel, flames were visible on most of the roof. Three occupants and two dogs were reported to have been inside of the structure when the fire was discovered by the occupants, the news release states. There were operational smoke alarms inside the home at the time of the fire, although the smoke alarms reportedly did not activate due to the fire initially reported as being above the level of the smoke alarms in the attic area and on the roof of the structure.
The structure fire was brought under control at 5:28 a.m.
Fire crews cleared the scene at 9:12 a.m. Forty firefighters from five departments battled the fire in the 3,200-square-foot structure.
The North Webster Fire Territory, Benton Township Fire Department; Cromwell/Sparta Township Fire Department and the Milford/Van Buren Township Fire Department provided assistance to the Turkey Creek Fire Territory. The Milford/Van Buren Township Fire Department and Lutheran EMS provided standby for the Turkey Creek Fire Territory.
The property owner is Debra Anderson, according to the release. The structure and contents are considered a total loss as a result of the structure fire with damages estimated at over $500,000.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation at this time.
The American Red Cross is providing assistance to the occupants of the structure. The Turkey Creek Fire Territory has been requested to assist the occupants of the structure as well by accepting donations of the following items at the Fire Department Administrative Assistant Office at the Syracuse Town Hall, 310 N. Huntington St., from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on behalf of the family:
Items needed include: women’s large tops and sweatshirts, medium and large bottoms, medium and large pajamas, size 7 shoes and boots, size 9 shoes and boots; men’s large or x-large tops and sweatshirts, large pajamas and sweats, size 30/32 jeans, size 10 shoes and boots, socks; money and gift cards.
One dog weighs 42 pounds and the other weighs 60 pounds. Needed for them are dog beds, leashes and collars, food and water bowls, toys and dog food.
Other items needed are toiletries such as toilet paper, paper towels, household cleaners, laundry detergent, fabric softener sheets. Basically, anything that they will need for a rental house such as bath towels, hand towels, wash clothes, dish clothes, kitchen towels, bed pillows, blankets or throws, storage containers, Ziplock bags, aluminum foil, Saran Wrap, a set of pots and pans, pizza pans, cookie sheets, drinking cups, dishes, silverware, trash cans and bags and cooking utensils.
This information is also available on the Turkey Creek Fire Territory Facebook page.
