FIREFIGHTERS KNOCK DOWN MOBILE HOME FIRE IN DEFUNIAK SPRINGS
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— Firefighters knock down blaze in a residential area in DeFuniak Springs early Tuesday morning.
At 7:25 a.m. the Walton County Sheriff’s Office communications center received a 911 call from a citizen stating a house was on fire on Juniper Lake Road near Cherokee Circle. The caller stated they believed the home was abandoned. First responders arrived on scene within minutes and reported flames engulfing fifty percent of a single wide mobile home.
Walton County Fire Rescue firefighters made entry into the home and performed a primary search and made the initial attack on the fire. With assistance from DeFuniak Springs Fire Department and Liberty Volunteer Fire Department, Argyle Volunteer firefighters and Walton County Fire Rescue crews were able to knock down the fire before it spread to surrounding homes.
Fortunately, no one was injured in the blaze. The State Fire Marshall’s office contacted to investigate the cause of the fire.
