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The contents of the home’s fireplace are carried outside and extinguished.
By Clint Parker
by a chimney tile that had come Firefighters removed the burning
loose and allowed flames and heat contents of the fireplace and took
Personnel from the Woodfin Fire to penetrate into the wood structure them outside into the yard, where
Department responded to a struc- of the attic. the smoldering contents were doused
ture fire around 2 pm on Tuesday The call for the fire department with water.
(Jan. 13) at 5 Elkwood Avenue in was made by the homeowner who Personnel and equipment from
Woodfin. was at the residence at the time of the Reems Creek/Beaverdam and
When they arrived at the two- the fire and said that the house was Weaverville fire departments also
story residential home, the only filling up with smoke. assisted with the call.
smoke that was showing was from
the home’s chimney.
However, upon further investiga-
tion, firefighters discovered a dark
discoloration on the roof and that
it was warm to the touch. Using a
specialized chainsaw to cut through
the roof, the firemen found an attic
fire.
They also came up through the
second-story ceiling to get to the
fire and used a compressed water
extinguisher to put out the fire.
According to Woodfin Fire Chief
Jim Angel, the attic fire was caused
Arrows indicate the damage to the attic.
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