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Firefighters Battle Fire In Vacant Cottage Hill Home (With Gallery)
March 14, 2022
The Florida State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating after fire heavily damaged a vacant home in Cottage Hill Monday afternoon.
The fire in the 2200 block of Handy Road was reported about 2:05 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find flames coming from the windows of the brick home just north of McKenzie Road.
There were no injuries reported.
Escambia Fire Rescue said the home did not have electric service.
For a photo gallery showing the fire from before firefighters started their attack, click here.
The Cantonment, Ensley, Molino, Beulah, Bellview and Osceola stations of Escambia County Fire Rescue and Escambia County EMS responded.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
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6 Responses to “Firefighters Battle Fire In Vacant Cottage Hill Home (With Gallery)”
” so how did it start? I think we deserve to know.”
First sentence: “The Florida State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating….”
That takes time.
I would like to see North Escambia follow the investigation into this fire. It would seem from the article and the comments that the house was disconnected from the power, so how did it start? I think we deserve to know.
I just wanted to say it looks like someone did it if there wasn’t no power and no way for it to catch fire that’s sad and pitifully……
This was my parents home but has been vacant for a couple of years and my parents have both passed away. The power has been shut off for about 3 years now. This is painfull for myself and my siblings to see since we have many great memories that were made in the home. I’m happy no one was hurt and wanted to say thank you to the Firemen.
Looking at where the power box is I see a meter? Was the house disconnected from the main feed at the road? Sad to see a house burn like that. Hope they had insurance too.
My heart breaks for these people. I had a house fire in 2021, and I live on Handy Rd. The emotional trauma we went though is like nothing I’ve ever experience in my life. Praying for them. BTW, my house fire was caused by aluminum wiring.