House Fire Leaves Six Homeless
Posted/updated on: October 21, 2010 at 11:22 am
LONGVIEW — Six adults escape a house fire Wednesday morning unharmed. It happened around 10:00 at 1002 Oden St. Longview firefighters say about 25% of the home was a blaze when they arrived. Authorities say it started in the upstairs bed room. Fire crews were able to extinguish the fire in about 10 minutes. One resident said she had a candle burning in the window sill with the window open. The drapes then caught on fire. The remainder of the house sustained heavy smoke and heat spread.