Barbeque too ‘hot’


Published/Last Modified on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 3:07 PM MST


An outdoor barbeque turned into a shed and house fire, causing $40,000 in damage yesterday. The fire started at approximately 5 p.m. at 1228 21st Street when a grill fire was left unattended when the cook went  inside to get the meat. When he came back, the shed was fully involved and it quickly spread to the house. Fire spread from the trailer to its yard catching debris on fire in the process. Douglas Fire Chief Novoa said the main fire was put down, but there was still smoldering embers for some time while the fire  department waited for APS to shut down electricity. There were no injuries, and Sunnyside Fire Department assisted with a water tender. It was a busy afternoon for the Douglas Fire Department. They had four calls, including three EMS calls, all within 45 minutes.




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    Juan wrote on Feb 27, 2008 12:17 PM:

    " if that dude was my dad i would have stabbed him with the fork for burning my house down. i heard he also forgot his kids at school and he left his wife unattended when he ran out of the house.
    "

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