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Wind Blows Fire From Barrel To Two-Story Leesburg Shed

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Wind Blows Fire From Barrel To Two-Story Leesburg ShedLEESBURG – A two-story shed caught on fire Sunday afternoon after wind gusts carried flames from a nearby burning barrel.

Leesburg Fire Department responded at 4:20 p.m. Sunday to 790 Chapman Lake Drive, Leesburg, to a report of the shed on fire.

According to county property records, the shed is owned by Fred and Connie Jetter.

Total damage to the shed was less than $10,000, Leesburg Assistant Fire Chief Brian Marshall said. Marshall also said some of the house’s siding melted but there were no injuries.

North Webster Fire Department assisted at the scene with a water tanker.