Fire Rescue saves decades-old wooden home

January 02, 2013, 5:00 pm by Alexandria Randolph

Horseshoe Bay Firefighters aid Marble Falls Fire Rescue during the clean up of the house fire on Avenue H Wednesday morning.

No injuries were reported at a structure fire within a decades-old home near Lakeside Park on Wednesday morning.

Marble Falls Fire Rescue responded to a call for smoke at 118 South Avenue H at about 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning, where according to Fire Rescue Captain Russell Daniell, a home faced a fire in the attic and kitchen area.

Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Department, Horseshoe Bay Fire Department, Cottonwood Shores Volunteer Fire Department and Marble Falls Police and EMS also responded to the scene.

Russell said that the fire started in the attic above the kitchen, where it is believed that spit wires were overloaded and caught the insulation on fire.

"There is moderate fire damage (to the home),” he said. "We had to pull down the ceiling in the kitchen to get to the flame, and now we’re just removing the insulation to make sure that it doesn’t reignite later today.”

Daniell said that the wooden home could have easily become engulfed if not for the quick response of firefighters. The family residing in the home were not harmed, and are currently being assisted by Marble Falls Police, who are contacting the American Red Cross, he said.

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