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House Destroyed by Benton Fire

House Destroyed by Benton Fire - Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 3:42PM EST

Reported by: Eric Deabill
Tuesday, Feb 3, 2009 @ 03:42pm EST
BENTON, COLUMBIA COUNTY- A family of five is homeless after flames tore through their home this morning in Columbia County. The fire on Elmdale Road in Benton started just before 10 A. M.

No one was home at the time the fire started. No one was seriously hurt either although one of the homeowners was taken to the hospital to check checked out as a precaution.

Firefighters did their best but couldn't save a two-story home in Benton Tuesday morning. There's nothing more than a shell of the building left. Beth Decowsky said, I was at work when it happened. I got a call from the school counselor saying my house was on fire."

When the first fire crews arrived they say the home was fully involved. They had to truck water to the scene to put out the flames. Benton Fire Chief Harold Morris said, There's actually a pond right across the road here, but because of the amount of snow and stuff, we couldn't get into it, so we went down to a pond that s 3/4 of a mile off the road."

The cause of Tuesday morning's fire is still under investigation. A State Police Fire Marshal has been called in. Fire officials say the blaze does not appear suspicious. Family members think it may have started in the basement. My husband heard a loud bang before he left this morning. He went down, checked the furnace and didn't see anything, and he said it shook the whole house and the dog wanted out and would not go back in," said Decowsky.

In the meantime, family members are left to pick-up the pieces. Decowsky says they lost a lot in the fire. Everything. Pictures. All personal pictures, baby pictures, an Indian doll collection, everything," she described.

The family of five who lived in the home is staying with family and friends tonight.
 


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