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August, 2013
1st Responder Newspaper - PA
Neighbors save Jersey Shore woman from house fire Neighbors frantically tried to save 61 year old, Mary Fox when her home caught on ďŹ re at around 10 p.m. on June 3rd. Dan Guthrie ran into the burning home to save the wheelchair-bound Fox as windows began to explode in the residence. “Get out! Your house is on ďŹ re,â€? shouted Guthrie. After he got her out, Guthrie went back in to save Fox’s dogs. Neighbors yelled to him to stay away from the burning building, but he went back in several times to save most of the ďŹ ve pomeranians that were running around near the front door. Antes Fort FireďŹ ghter Robert W. Spong, along with neighbors Steven Hill, daughter Skyler Hill and Danielle Guthrie worked to rescue the dogs. “They were headed back into the house into the middle of the ames. I had to catch them before they ran back in,â€? said Spong. “ It makes me feel good. I love animals. I take care of them. I work on a horse farm so I would do anything to save an animal,â€? the 15 year ďŹ reďŹ ghter said. Mr. Hill said he saw the ames from his bedroom window and went to help.â€? I saw the dogs come out, so I ran over to get them before they ran back in,â€? said Hill. Ms. Hill, 16, said that despite the ames around the house, she wanted to help. I was hoping the lady was out of there and all the dogs were safe,â€? said Ms. Hill Fox and her companion Larry Flook, the owner of the home, lost everything in the home they shared at 413 Bailey Ally, in Jersey Shore. Including two of her pet dogs, Gracie Mae and Holly Anne. Jersey Shore Borough Fire Chief Robert Sheets said they found a dog’s body in the burnt out home. But, Fox didn’t know which of the two Pomeranians it might be. Homeowner Larry Flook was not home at the time of the ďŹ re. When he returned at midnight, he found his home in ruins. He had no insurance on the house. “I don’t know anything in the world. I’m lost. I’m as lost as the house is. I have no clothes, just the clothes on my back,â€? Flook said. When ďŹ reďŹ ghters arrived, the east side of the house was well involved, with ames running up the side all the way to the attic, Fire Chief Sheets said. The crews initially made an interior attack, but could not make any headway after about 45 minutes. It took two hours to get the ďŹ re under control. “There were void spaces and enclosed areas where the ďŹ re took hold and we couldn’t get to them,â€? Sheets said. “We couldn’t get to the crawl space above the ceiling because it’s hard to pull down double-plank ceilings, so we pulled the men out and did an external attack for about 15 to 20 minutes, and poured water into the structure.â€? According to Sheets the house sustained major smoke and water damage and is a total loss. Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal Cpl. Nicholas Loffredo
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said the ďŹ re started on the outside of the building. “It looks like we have an extension cord that was run out back and powering some items, and we have some indication of some fault in that plug,â€? Loffredo said. Earlier in the day Flook was working outside, running a box fan and a saw. The plug melted where the cords met. “We are going to leave it undetermined in nature at this point and time, and probably close it out,â€? Loffredo said Six ďŹ re companies from the surrounding area responded to the ďŹ re. - PAUL GARRETT
PAUL GARRETT
Citizen Hose Company ďŹ reďŹ ghter Matt Taylor attacks the ďŹ re from outside.
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