Early last Friday morning, a Victorian home in Fort Worth caught fire.  Firefighters responded to the scene at 2001 Queen St. at around 12:45 AM.  The home’s owners had a couple house-sitting the home but they were not at the home at the time of the fire.  Tarrant County records show that the home was built in 1891 and neighbors told firefighters that the house was moved to its current location 30 years ago from Clarksville.

Firefighters are unsure of what started the fire but believe that the home’s construction helped the fire to spread.  Lt. Ric Neaves told reporters that modern homes’ wall interior have horizontal cross boards that prevent flames from rising.  However, because the home was so old  the walls did not have this feature and flames were able to spread to the top of the house quickly.

Investigators arrived on scene to try and determine the cause of the fire.  Experts estimate the damage to the house to be around $300,000.

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Austin firefighters responded to a 9-1-1 call about a south Austin duplex catching fire early yesterday morning at around 6 AM.  Firefighters told reporters that when they arrived at the 3300 block of Clawson Road there was smoke and flames coming from the building.

When fire crews arrived, the duplex’s five residents had already escaped.  Firefighters were able to rescue two pets, a ferret and a snake.  The building’s residents told officials that they were awoken after the fire caused their home’s windows to break.

Arson detectives are currently investigating the accident.  They believe that the fire started on patio furniture on the duplex’s back porch.  Officials estimate $100,000 worth of damage was done to the home.

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Monday, firefighters responded to emergency calls about a fire in a Round Rock home’s laundry room.  The home is located at 9 Scenic Terrace in the Twin Ridge neighborhood.

Sixteen firefighters arrived at the home at 7:09 PM to find “smoke coming from the garage area and flames coming from the laundry room into the garage”.  The home’s residents were altered of the fire by the smoke detectors in their house and were able to evacuate without injuries.  Firefighters rescued two cats from the home and treated one by administering oxygen.

Investigators determined a mechanical malfunction in the home’s clothes dryer caused the fire.  Estimated damage is around $20,000.

If you or someone you know needs their home’s fire alarms inspected, contact the Austin fire alarm inspection specialists of Ace Fire Equipment at 512-835-2020 to learn more.

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A Marina at Grapevine Lake caught fire early this morning.  Around 4 AM, 9-1-1 dispatchers received a call from a man sleeping on his boat at the Silver Lake Marina who had heard popping noises and saw flames coming from the marina.

Two boats were destroyed in the fire and a third was severely damaged.  Grapevine fire department officials moved the boats out to open water to burn out before submerging near the break water.  Officials say that the marina was moderately damaged.

Currently, investigators believe no one was injured in the fire.

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The Bainbridge Villas on Southridge Drive in South Austin caught fire early Sunday morning around 5:30 AM.  The fire engulfed four units of the complex and left about $840,000 in structural damage.  Eight other units suffered less serious damage from the fire.

Seventy members of Austin’s Fire Department responded to the two-alarm fire to see residents jumping from apartment windows.  Four people were taken to nearby hospitals, some with broken bones from leaping from windows, and one resident was transported to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio for severe burning on her feet.  A total of forty-four people were displaced from their homes because of the fire.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who lost their homes and belongings in the fire.

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