Fire Destroys Shooting House

January 13, 2013

Firefighters from the Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue responded to a reported brush fire late Saturday night to find that a Walnut Hill shooting house had been destroyed by fire.

A passerby reported seeing a brush fire several yards off Highway 97 south of Howell Road. When firefighters arrived, the shooting house was already a total loss and a small brush fire had been sparked by the blaze. The fire was quickly extinguished.

There was no word on the cause of the fire.

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11 Responses to “Fire Destroys Shooting House”

  1. cygie on January 14th, 2013 12:21 pm

    Score so far: deer 1 shooting house 0

  2. Russell on January 14th, 2013 11:08 am

    I saw that same deer just South of Atmore driving a brown Impala.

  3. CKF on January 14th, 2013 8:07 am

    BOB

    LOL

  4. Bob on January 14th, 2013 6:58 am

    ARSON> It was reported that A Deer was spotted leaving the scene with a gas can and a match.

  5. Sara on January 13th, 2013 5:59 pm

    Maybe, some one wants to give the deer a fighting chance,

  6. Kelvin on January 13th, 2013 4:57 pm

    Shooting house has got to be one of the most common words in this area. I say it about three times a day this time of year!! Wish I was in my “shooting house” now!

  7. Ron C on January 13th, 2013 9:05 am

    Thanks William, that makes sense. The term “shooting” house is not a common description and made me wonder exactly what they were talking about.

  8. William on January 13th, 2013 8:10 am

    >>What is a “shooting” house?

    That’s what Escambia Fire-Rescue termed it. I would imagine shooting house = wooden (perhaps enclosed) deer stand.

  9. Ron C on January 13th, 2013 8:01 am

    What is a “shooting” house?

  10. William on January 13th, 2013 7:57 am

    >>>How did the fire start?

    “There was no word on the cause of the fire.”

  11. Jane on January 13th, 2013 5:33 am

    How did the fire start?

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