By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Nobody was hurt but a house was severely damaged and it’s occupants have been displaced following a fire yesterday in Toledo.
Fire Investigator Ted McCarty said he believed they are a mother and three children, plus three grandchildren who resided at the home on the 800 block of Jackson Highway South.
Firefighters called about 1:30 p.m. yesterday learned it started in a pump house, spread to the adjacent garage and then to the house itself, according to McCarty and Lewis County Fire District 2 Chief Dave Germain.
The Red Cross is assisting them with housing, McCarty said.
McCarty said he didn’t think he was going to be able to pinpoint the exact cause, as the pump house was too far gone.
The flames got into the eves and then the attic and partially collapsed the roof, he said. The kitchen and laundry room were gutted, with other parts of the residence sustaining smoke and water damage.
The family lost a lot of their belongings, he said.
McCarty took the opportunity to remind the public that renters insurance isn’t all that expensive, as unfortunately the residents didn’t have it.
He estimated the repairs could be in the neighborhood of $40,000.
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