Firefighters battled a blaze Sunday afternoon at an Alexandria residence but were unable to save the home.
Central dispatch received the call at 1:47 p.m.
The 201 Church Street home, which belonged to Charles and Cathy Quarles, was being rented. Brenda Acorn and Patsy Keyes lived there and were at home when the fire started but they were unharmed.
According to Assistant Chief John Partridge of the Alexandria Volunteer Fire Department, firefighters were on the scene within minutes of the call but the blaze spread quickly and the home was lost along with family belongings. Two dogs also perished.
Assistant Chief Partridge told WJLE that the fire is believed to have started from an electric heater in a bedroom, which may have caught some bedding or clothing on fire.
Alexandria firefighters were assisted in fighting the blaze by members of the Liberty and Temperance Hall stations of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department under the recently approved “automatic aid agreement” between the city and county. The Watertown fire department was also summoned. One Alexandria firefighter was transported to the hospital for exhaustion. Two others were treated for exhaustion at the scene.
(PHOTOS ABOVE PROVIDED AS A COURTESY OF ALEXANDRIA POLICE OFFICER DAVID WARD)
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