[UPDATE] Fire Damages Home on Blue Rock Road in Benbow

[Photos provided by Garberville Fire Department]

Garberville Fire Chief Tim Tietz, who served as the Incident Commander, shared some details about the incident. “It could possibly have started around the chimney, he said. “It’s really hard to tell…We don’t know if it started because of the fireplace or not. It burned up about 400 ft.² of the upstairs… The property has probably got $30,000 to $50,000 in damage,” he told us.
Fortunately, there were no reported injuries. The investigation is ongoing.
UPDATE: Kudos and many thanks to Redway Fire Protection District who were shoulder to shoulder with Garberville Fire stopping the spread of this blaze. Please consider donating to either or both or your own local fire department. See comment section for details on how to donate.
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Thank God no one was injured or killed in that fire. A big thank you to Redway Fire and Garberville Fire for putting the fire out before the whole home was lost.
You saved the house! Well done, Firefighters!!