LEE COUNTY, Ala.
The fire started around two o'clock on Friday, September 2nd. With the help of the wind in a matter of minutes flames were quickly approaching homes. There were two structures that caught fire, one of which was a vacant home.
Three different fire departments from two counties responded to fight the blaze. Residents estimate that about fifteen acres were scorched by the fire. Nikki McClain said she called 9-1-1 when she pulled up with her children and saw the flames.
McClain said, “I’ve never seen anything like this. It scares me. Even when we did fires out here we constantly, somebody is always there. Even when we're done with it we water it until it's not even smoking anymore.”
McClain's family cemetery was burned, but her home managed to escape the fast moving flames.
The Salem, Crawford, and Ladonia Fire Departments circled the farm land in water trucks as they tried to keep the charred ground from re-igniting.
A firefighter on the scene said there was at least one injury. The supervisor said one homeowner had a heart attack while battling the flames. That firefighter said first-responders were able to save the homeowner.
Three different fire departments from two counties responded to fight the blaze. Residents estimate that about fifteen acres were scorched by the fire. Nikki McClain said she called 9-1-1 when she pulled up with her children and saw the flames.
McClain said, “I’ve never seen anything like this. It scares me. Even when we did fires out here we constantly, somebody is always there. Even when we're done with it we water it until it's not even smoking anymore.”
McClain's family cemetery was burned, but her home managed to escape the fast moving flames.
The Salem, Crawford, and Ladonia Fire Departments circled the farm land in water trucks as they tried to keep the charred ground from re-igniting.
A firefighter on the scene said there was at least one injury. The supervisor said one homeowner had a heart attack while battling the flames. That firefighter said first-responders were able to save the homeowner.
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