Electrical fire forces mother, children to flee home
SMYRNA – A Smyrna family was left homeless Wednesday night after an electrical fire burned through their residence, completely destroying their single-wide mobile home and all their possessions inside.
The home of Tonya and James Barker at 610 Davis Rd. in the Town of Smyrna became engulfed in flames at around 10:20 p.m. last night.
“The mother, Tonya, was home with her two children, ages two and 15, when she noticed sparks coming from above her coal stove,” said Chenango County Fire Coordinator Matthew L. Beckwith.
“Upon further investigation, she discovered sparks falling out from behind her washer and dryer. She immediately retrieved her two sleeping daughters out of bed and went to a neighbor to call 911,” said Beckwith.
No one was injured in the blaze, but fire crews had a difficult time getting to the scene due to icy road conditions and snow.
The Town of Smyrna and Sherburne highway departments were called to help the fire and emergency crews enter and exit the remote location, said Beckwith.
“When the first arriving officer got there, the single-wide trailer was fully involved and there was concern because immediately adjacent to the trailer was a new house that was being built,” he said.
The partially-constructed house, roughly 50 feet from the mobile home, suffered minimal heat damage. The house belongs to the couple, but Beckwith said that it would be sometime before it would be completed. The family is currently staying with a relative and the American Red Cross was called to the scene to aid the family.
The Smyrna, Sherburne and Earlville fire departments responded to the scene along with the Cooperstown Medical Transport ambulance.
The Chenango County Bureau of Fire has designated the cause of the fire to be electrical.
The home of Tonya and James Barker at 610 Davis Rd. in the Town of Smyrna became engulfed in flames at around 10:20 p.m. last night.
“The mother, Tonya, was home with her two children, ages two and 15, when she noticed sparks coming from above her coal stove,” said Chenango County Fire Coordinator Matthew L. Beckwith.
“Upon further investigation, she discovered sparks falling out from behind her washer and dryer. She immediately retrieved her two sleeping daughters out of bed and went to a neighbor to call 911,” said Beckwith.
No one was injured in the blaze, but fire crews had a difficult time getting to the scene due to icy road conditions and snow.
The Town of Smyrna and Sherburne highway departments were called to help the fire and emergency crews enter and exit the remote location, said Beckwith.
“When the first arriving officer got there, the single-wide trailer was fully involved and there was concern because immediately adjacent to the trailer was a new house that was being built,” he said.
The partially-constructed house, roughly 50 feet from the mobile home, suffered minimal heat damage. The house belongs to the couple, but Beckwith said that it would be sometime before it would be completed. The family is currently staying with a relative and the American Red Cross was called to the scene to aid the family.
The Smyrna, Sherburne and Earlville fire departments responded to the scene along with the Cooperstown Medical Transport ambulance.
The Chenango County Bureau of Fire has designated the cause of the fire to be electrical.
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