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Fire Destroys Home Near Pollard; Several Dogs Die In Blaze
September 20, 2008
Fire destroyed a home near Pollard, Alabama, Friday afternoon, killing several dogs.
Fire departments from North Escambia and Escambia County, Alabama, responded to the blaze on Old Highway 31 just west of Pollard. It was reported than an elderly woman might be inside the fully involved structure, but she was not. There were no injuries in the blaze.
Flomaton Police Chief Mike Lambeth, one of the first on the scene, reported that the structure was fully involve before the first fire units arrived on scene.
There were several dogs inside the home at the time of the blaze; some escaped, it is believed that four dogs may have died in the fire.
The Flomaton Volunteer Fire Department, Lambeth Volunteer Fire Department, Friendship Volunteer Fire Department, the Century Volunteer Fire Department, Flomaton Police Department and Escambia County EMS all responded to the call.
The American Red Cross was called into to help the family that lived in the home. They did not have insurance.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Pictured above and below: Fire destroyed a home near Pollard, Alabama, Friday afternoon. Alisa Hart photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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