More than 40 firefighters spent Sunday evening putting out a fire in South Hero.Officials said they were called to a home on Tracy Road around 6 p.m. to put out a fire that started in the kitchen and then spread.Crews from multiple departments were able to rescue the two people living in the home and one dog. Sadly, they said another dog died.Officials haven’t been able to determine what caused the fire, but they have some reminders.”If there’s a fire in your home, don’t run out and leave the doors open. Oxygen feeds fire so shut the doors behind you immediately. It’s always a good idea to keep the doors in your home closed so fire is unable to spread. The other thing, of course, is while we love our pets, we don’t want to see you run back inside to try and save your pet. Leave it to the firefighters to come in and try to save your pet,” said Al Getler, Public Information Officer for the South Hero Fire Department.Officials said the home has significant damage.The American Red Cross is helping the family impacted by the fire.
More than 40 firefighters spent Sunday evening putting out a fire in South Hero.
Officials said they were called to a home on Tracy Road around 6 p.m. to put out a fire that started in the kitchen and then spread.
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Crews from multiple departments were able to rescue the two people living in the home and one dog. Sadly, they said another dog died.
Officials haven’t been able to determine what caused the fire, but they have some reminders.
“If there’s a fire in your home, don’t run out and leave the doors open. Oxygen feeds fire so shut the doors behind you immediately. It’s always a good idea to keep the doors in your home closed so fire is unable to spread. The other thing, of course, is while we love our pets, we don’t want to see you run back inside to try and save your pet. Leave it to the firefighters to come in and try to save your pet,” said Al Getler, Public Information Officer for the South Hero Fire Department.
Officials said the home has significant damage.
The American Red Cross is helping the family impacted by the fire.
