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January 30, 2006
Shelley Szafraniec
Community Information Specialist

VOLUSIA COUNTY FIRE SERVICES RESPONDS TO HOUSE FIRE IN OAK HILL

Firefighters with Volusia County Fire Services responded Monday, Jan. 30, to a fire at 142 Dixie Lane, Oak Hill.

According to Mark Edgil, a Volusia County Fire Services battalion commander, the call came in at 12:20 p.m. and Station 22 (Oak Hill) responded with an engine and two tankers. Two engines from the Edgewater Fire Department also assisted with the response.

When firefighters arrived on scene, they found a wood frame single-family home with heavy smoke showing. There were no occupants in the home when firefighters arrived. However, two pet dogs perished in the fire.

Firefighters located the fire in the kitchen and were able to contain and extinguish the flames. The kitchen was destroyed and three adjoining rooms sustained heavy smoke and water damage, making the home uninhabitable to the family that lived there. According to Edgil, firefighters believe the fire started in the kitchen.

There were no injuries reported.

The fire is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s Office.

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