A fire completely destroyed a two-story Williston home Friday. The house, tucked away at the end of Horseshoe Drive, is a total lose.Everyone inside the home at the time made it out uninjured. The American Red Cross is working to help six displace people.The Williston Fire Department received the call at 4:19 p.m. Williston Chief Aaron Collette said when his crew, and eventually back up, arrived on scene, they were attempting to contain the fire from every side of the house.”This was a difficult fire for us,” Collette said. “The fire is at the end of a dead-end road with limited access.”When the fire could not be contained, crews had to cut down some tree branches and limbs to make room for the ladder truck. After a few hours, officials finally got the fire out. “It was really one wing of the building that was on fire but the fire progressed rapidly beyond our capability,” Collette said. “The building has collapsed upon itself.”Williston firefighters, including off-duty personnel, were joined by six other companies:EssexEssex JunctionBurlingtonSouth BurlingtonRichmondThe Air National GuardChief Collette said a limit staff made the response difficult but added that, because of how large this fire was, a full staff still wouldn’t have saved the home. The family declined to talk with NBC5, but they did tell us that all of their family pets got out okay. Neighbors said the woman who owned the home has lived there for a long time, adding that she often took in children who didn’t have a home.The State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
A fire completely destroyed a two-story Williston home Friday. The house, tucked away at the end of Horseshoe Drive, is a total lose.
Everyone inside the home at the time made it out uninjured. The American Red Cross is working to help six displace people.
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The Williston Fire Department received the call at 4:19 p.m. Williston Chief Aaron Collette said when his crew, and eventually back up, arrived on scene, they were attempting to contain the fire from every side of the house.
“This was a difficult fire for us,” Collette said. “The fire is at the end of a dead-end road with limited access.”
When the fire could not be contained, crews had to cut down some tree branches and limbs to make room for the ladder truck. After a few hours, officials finally got the fire out.
“It was really one wing of the building that was on fire but the fire progressed rapidly beyond our capability,” Collette said. “The building has collapsed upon itself.”
Williston firefighters, including off-duty personnel, were joined by six other companies:
- Essex
- Essex Junction
- Burlington
- South Burlington
- Richmond
- The Air National Guard
Chief Collette said a limit staff made the response difficult but added that, because of how large this fire was, a full staff still wouldn’t have saved the home.
The family declined to talk with NBC5, but they did tell us that all of their family pets got out okay. Neighbors said the woman who owned the home has lived there for a long time, adding that she often took in children who didn’t have a home.
The State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
