Dowelltown Family Unharmed in Early Morning Fire at Their Home

A Dowelltown family was unharmed but their home had some minor damage in an early morning fire today (Tuesday).
Members of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department were called to the home of Ray Murphy at 1653 West Main Street in Dowelltown at 4:22 a.m.
According to Lieutenant Brian Williams, the fire started in a bedroom where Murphy’s grandson had apparently fallen asleep on the bed with a lit cigarette. A baby was also in the room. A total of seven people were in the home at the time of the fire including Mr. Murphy, three other adults, and three children. They all escaped safely.
The fire was contained to the bedroom and quickly extinguished by members of the Main Station, Short Mountain Highway, and Liberty Stations along with the Tanker Truck.
Jeania Poss with the local Red Cross Chapter was notified and arrived on the scene to see to the needs of the family.