Crime & Safety
Nearby: Fire Destroys McCandless Home
Workers were renovating the home when the fire broke out.
The McCandless Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of a fire which destroyed a home at 8763 Wittmer Road Tuesday morning.
Firefighters responded to the call around 11:30 a.m. and discovered fire in the garage, fueled by a raptured gas line.
No one lived at the home at the time and no one was hurt.
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Firefighters poured water on the home to keep the fire from spreading until Equitable gas crews were able to shut off the gas about an hour later.
A next-door neighbor, Carolyn Harvey, said the home had been vacant for four years, and workers had just began to renovate it a few weeks ago.
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