Garage fire on corner of Fess, Sevall Street
Zanesville Fire Department Interim Chief Doug Hobson talks with a fire fighter during a garage fire on July 19.
July 19, 2018
A garage fire broke out Thursday afternoon next to the home located on the corner of Fess and Sevall Street.
Ivy Duhamel, a neighbor that lives across the street from the scene, was alerted by her niece to call 9-1-1 when her niece saw the garage smoking. Duhamel called the police as flames broke out in the garage.
“It was going pretty good before we even got here,” Interim Chief Doug Hobson said. “Now they’re just working on hitting the hot spots of the garage and then we’ll go into the investigation stage, dig it out and see if we can get the cause of it.”
The house the detached garage belongs to as well as one house behind the garage and another beside it were all damaged. The home with the detached garage was filled with smoke after the north facing windows broke.
AEP was on the scene to attend to an entry electrical line that had melted off the home. The electric to the home was shut off and the line is under control.
The fire department called in the Red Cross to assist the family while the smoke clears out of the home and the broken windows are boarded up.
The two adults, child, teenager and Pit bull that live in the home all made it out safely. There were no injuries.
The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. The Zanesville Fire Department is currently investing.
Julie McBride • Jul 22, 2018 at 4:47 pm
Hi thank you to all of the prayers it was my garage that caught on fire. Thursday. I wanted to let you know it was my 7 yr old son who caused the fire. He had a sparkler that he thought was out he said he tried to use a rock and he thought it was out. We had him appoligize to neighbors except for a couple who have been spreading lies. There was no other children involved there was no gasoline involved just one sparkler I am sure the old wood and extreme heat we have been having played some role in the quickness of the fire. Again we are thankful for the prayers and kindness we have been shown. If Mrs. Cox wants to talk about the lies she chose to post I am glad to do so. Liable is a criminal offense so free speech is our right but it is good to speak only what we know is true or get the facts before we speak