Ed & Joy Smith lost their home last night in a fire. Their pretty brick home backs up to Lake #2, but today there isn’t must left of it. I dropped by the home this morning to watch the KLTV crew shooting a report followup and saw Joy going through the house trying to find anything to save. After four hours of fire and thousands of gallon of water poured through it there wasn’t much left. She told me the fire started in the garage but they didn’t know what had caused it. Luckily they were able to get out of the house without injury. When more information is available, I’ll put it up here.
Rebecca sent out an email letting folks know that the Smith’s are staying with family now. For those of you who have asked how you can help, we’ll keep you posted. It is very sad to see a neighbor lose their home. I was reminded that night of how little I think about fire safety, but I came home and talked to Andrea and the boys. We now know where our fire extinguishers are (one in the garage, one in the kitchen), and have decided to add a smoke alarm in the garage.
I shot photos of the devastating fire that took the Smith’s home and have posted them here:
I hope that all of us will take a moment to review our family’s exit strategy in the event of a fire. Don’t forget to check your smoke alarms and be sure your fire extinguishers still have a charge.