Fire Leaves Benwood Families Homeless
26 January, 2008, 03:53 pm
BENWOOD — Two Benwood families were left homeless Friday after a fire destroyed their home at 627 Brown’s Run Road.
Paula Smith of the Benwood Volunteer Fire Department said the home was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived around 4:30 p.m.
“All of the residents got out safely, but the home is clearly a total loss,” she said.
One of the residents, Earl Selmon, watched in disbelief as firefighters from Benwood, McMechen, Boggs Run and Glen Dale VFDs did their best to extinguish the blaze.
“Everything I have went up in smoke here tonight,” he said.
Selmon said that he, his girlfriend and her son had been sharing the home with another family. “Six people are left without a home now because of this,” he said.
Smith believed some pets living at the home were unable to make it out of the burning home. “We got most of them (the pets) out, but a few of them didn’t make it,” she said.
Smith also said icy conditions did not help the firefighters, as two of them lost their footing while battling the blaze. “A couple of our guys slipped on the ice, but they’ll be OK,” she said.
Anyone wishing to help the displaced residents should call the American Red Cross at 304-291-1112
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