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Fire Destroys Large, Two Story Escambia County Home
February 20, 2015
Fire destroyed a large two story home just off Scenic Highway Thursday night, leaving an elderly couple unharmed, but homeless.
The fire was reported just before 8 p.m. in the 4500 block of Baybrook Drive. The two-story, 5,100 square foot house was fully involved when firefighters arrived on scene. Within a short period of time, three of four sides of the home had collapsed.
The exact cause of the fire is under investigation by the Florida State Fire Marshal’s Office.
Firefighters were forced to keep water flowing on a neighboring home to protect it from the original blaze. There were no other injuries reported.
Escambia Fire Rescue stations from as far north as Cantonment responded to the blaze. Many firefighters were on scene for hours.
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6 Responses to “Fire Destroys Large, Two Story Escambia County Home”
Teresa Hardin, let Kathleen know if there is anything we can do to help We are not far away.
We saw the billowing smoke and glow of the fire from our home a few blocks away…very glad to hear that no one was injured. Our thoughts and prayers go to this family as they try to salvage what keepsakes they can, if any, and begin to rebuild their lives. Having lost everything when living in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, I understand how devastating a natural disaster can be, it helped to focus on what I had rather than what I lost. Best wishes.
This is my parents home. Please keep them in your prayers to have the strength needed to rebuild their lives. They are both in their 70’s and we are grateful for the firemen, their neighbors, and that they both got our unharmed.
They left the home while calling for help and did not try to reenter.
We are blessed that they both are unharmed.
blessings,
Thank you to all the first responders that left there homes and families to help those in need.
It was insane how big that fire got so fast. Scared the crap out of us thinking it was goin to hit us too. I was so releved to hear that they got out ok. It was insane watching them try and combat that fire for nearly two hours. God bless those men who respond and protect everyone. I know now from first hand experience that is one heck of a scary job! Thanks to all the responders who worked hard to get this under control before anyone was hurt or it hit other homes.
….amazing how quickly the fire grew.
Thankfully the elderly couple was able to safely evacuate their home.