Home Destroyed by BBQ Pit Fire

LONGVIEW � A Longview family was displaced from their home Sunday evening after a barbecue pit ignited and fire spread into the attic of the home. Longview firefighters were dispatched to the 800 block of Dudley Street about 6:30 Sunday evening. Fire investigators said the barbecue pit was sitting too close to the home, and the fire spread into the eaves of the structure and into the attic. The home was reported to be a total loss.

This is the second home to be destroyed this year from a barbecue pit being too close to a structure. On April 17, a home in the 200 block of Solti Street caught fire when the homeowner left his barbecue pit unattended and too close to his house. Longview Fire Marshal, Johnny Zackary, said it is important for residents to keep barbecue pits at least five feet away from structures when cooking.