Third Home In Week Burns In Middletown
MARGARETVILLE — A third house was lost to fire in a week’s time in the Town of Middletown when flames destroyed a home off East Hubbell Hill Road, Margaretville on Saturday, Nov. 18,
Firefighters were summoned to the blaze at 1:43 a.m. When volunteers arrived 15 minutes later, the two-story house at 90 Casale Lane was fully involved in flames. Two occupants and a dog were able to escape unharmed after they were alerted by a smoke alarm. The home was owned by David and Deanna Kirk. The Red Cross has been contacted to assist.
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| Firefighters work to extinguish a fire that was discovered early in the morning on Saturday, Nov. 18 off East Hubbell Hill Road, Margaretville. |
Margaretville Fire Chief Nelson Delameter said the main part of the fire was knocked down in about a half-hour. He reported that the fire had too large of a head start and the house was a total loss. Volunteers were called back to scene to extinguish a rekindle about 8 a.m.
“Firefighters did pretty well with the initial attack,” Chief Delameter commented.
He said the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Only a portion of this home on East Hubbell Hill Road, Margaretville was left standing after a devastating fire that broke out on Saturday, Nov. 18.
Firefighters from Margaretville, Halcottsville, Arkville, Fleischmanns and Roxbury responded to the scene. Volunteers from the Bovina Fire Department set up a water supply and Arena firefighters were alerted for standby assistance.
In an eerie coincidence, the Margaretville Chief said a fire five days earlier on Taco Lane leveled a home about 500 yards from Saturday’s blaze.
A smoke alarm was credited with allowing two residents and a dog to escape this Margaretville fire uninjured. The home was a complete loss.
Chief Delameter said deeply rutted and muddy roads resulted in several heavy emergency vehicles getting stuck and requiring towing services.
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