House fire

bean_counter_z4

16 years ago

Near my farm.

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bigack
16 years ago
Wow, that's so sad and scary looking. Poor family.
lianne
16 years ago
holy poop! i hope no one was hurt...that poor family, any word how it started?
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Years ago we had a house fire. No hard wood floors to worry about, but I would think it could be a problem. Our insurance adjuster who came out to the house and went thru things with me, she said, "You don't need a lawyer, we can do this". So I didn't get a lawyer. Well, thinking back, I should have gotten a lawyer. It may or may not have made a difference, but I think it would have been the smart thing to do. So please, seriously think about getting a lawyer. I'll bet you would get those floors replaced or done!
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Have you made your notebook? It was a suggestion from the owner of the company that did the cleaning. It really helps. Just a cheap binder with ruled notebook paper. Day and date with names, phone numbers, and notes of what was said. I just started on the first page and kept going. The front of the binder had a pocket that I tucked the business cards into. Do you have Nextdoor? Ask on there for recommendations for a lawyer. I'm sorry you have to get one, but it seems like a good idea. Don't trust Angie's List. There have been problems here with what was recommended. Seems the more the company pays, the higher the rating. We were very lucky. Not that bad and our insurance has been great so far. Don't try to look at the entire job. Make a list each day for what is the most important to do that day. Think baby steps. If you do one thing, that is one thing finished. I told our adjuster what happened to you and he said that was very common with older houses and that your son did great getting everyone out. He said that after our fire there was one in the older part of town that the lady that lived there did not survive. The firemen could not get her out. She was on the second floor.
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bean_counter_z4
Original Author
16 years ago
It is terribly sad. The family worked for over a year to build their dream home (father is a contractor). They moved in 2 weeks ago.

No one was home except a dog. A neighbor ran to the house to see if anyone was home and needed help. When he pounded on the door a dog barked, so be broke in and got the dog out.

If this house would have been in the city limits, they probably would have saved it. The firemen said the fire wasn't too serious when they arrived. Suddenly it flared up and quickly got out of control. 12 volunteer fire departments responded, they made a steady line of tankers up the road and back refilling with water.

Fire investigators will go thru the soggy mess today and determine what caused it.
Konrad___far_north
16 years ago
Good shots...sad ending! It looks like this is, or was a huge house!
Konrad
luvtosharedivs
16 years ago
Absolutely heartbreaking....
juanital
16 years ago
Wow...that's so sad and scary...We've had two neighbors near us whose place had caught on fire...Makes us feel vulnerable...like maybe it could happen to us...Not to mention our landlord had his place also near us...burn down too, that happened before we lived here!

Juanita
JoanMN
16 years ago
What a shame. Your pics really who how it got engulfed, I can't imagine trying to fight it.
JoanMN
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16 years ago
They only lived in it for two weeks? How awful!

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