House Near Guttenberg Gutted by Fire

MARCH 10 ROGER KING, KOEL-AM (GUTTENBERG HOUSE FIRE)

A WEEKEND FIRE HAS DESTROYED A RURAL CLAYTON COUNTY HOME
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FIREFIGHTERS FROM GUTTENBERG, COLESBURG, HOLY CROSS AND NEW VIENNA RESPONDED TO THE BLAZE AT ABOUT 12:30 SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AT A HOME ON MAIN STREET IN MILLVILLE. AN UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN HAD BEEN LIVING IN THE HOME; SHE ESCAPED, UNINJURED.

FIREFIGHTERS WERE AT THE SCENE FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS, THEN RETURNED AT ABOUT 7:30PM WHEN THE BLAZE REKINDLED. THE HOME WAS TOTALLED.
ACCORDING TO THE GUTTENBERG FIRE CHIEF, THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT KNOWN, HOWEVER IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE WOMAN HAD BEEN USING A WOOD STOVE FOR HEAT, AND THE HOME HAD NO ELECTRICITY.

THE RED CROSS IS HELPING THE WOMAN FIND SHELTER.

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