Two Christmas Eve Residential Fires Make 15 For The Month

December 25, 2010

There are now 15 bulbs representing residential fires in Escambia County in the “Keep the Wreath Green” fire safety campaign. None of the fires have been in North Escambia.

Two of the fires were on Christmas Eve:

At 5:05 a.m. Friday, a fire was reported in the 500 block of 68th Avenue. Firefighters arrived at 5:12 a.m. and found heavy fire in the rear of the home. The fire, declared under control at 5:34 a.m., caused major damage throughout the home. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Florida State Fire Marshal’s office. The American Red Cross was called in to assist one adult and two children. Firefighters from Myrtle Grove, Osceola, West Pensacola and the Navy responded to the fire.

At 7:53 a.m. Friday, a fire was reported in the 1600 block of St. Joseph Avenue. Firefighters arrived at 8:02 a.m. and found heavy fire in the kitchen. The fire, declared out at 8:07 a.m., caused major damage to the kitchen and smoke and heat damage throughout the rest of the home. The cause of the fire was determined to be from unattended cooking. Firefighters from Brent, Osceola, Myrtle Grove and West Pensacola responded to the fire.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News