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No one home when fire guts house

By CHARLES WHISENANT Friday, November 21, 2014 5:10 PM CST

The Arab Tribune

A fire on Feemster Gap Wednesday completely destroyed a house. The residents had moved out of the house while remodeling it, according to Arab Fire Chief Ricky Phillips.

No cause had been determined as of press time.

Phillips said it may be a few days before investigators can get in to check it because of hot spots and flare ups.

The call went out to firefighters about 4 p.m. Arab, along with volunteer firefighters from Four-C and Georgia Mountain battled the blaze for about six hours.

It was about half involved when we arrived, Phillips said. There have been several additions to the house, which made it difficult to get to some places in the roof. By the time we arrived the fire was already in the attic.

Another problem, Phillips said, is that there wasnt a fire hydrant close by.

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