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Courtesy photos / This unoccupied house on Mango Tree Drive in Edgewater went up in flames early this morning, resulting in $60,000 in losses.
EDGEWATER -- A structure fire of unknown origin engulfed an unoccupied home early this morning, shooting flames into the night sky as firefighters were responding to the scene.
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Courtesy photos / This unoccupied house on Mango Tree Drive in Edgewater went up in flames early this morning, resulting in $60,000 in losses.
EDGEWATER -- A structure fire of unknown origin engulfed an unoccupied home early this morning, shooting flames into the night sky as firefighters were responding to the scene.
Nearly two dozen firefighters from Edgewater and New Smyrna Beach responded to several 9-1-1 calls just before 3:30 a.m.for a single-family home at 2116 Mango Tree Drive .
"Upon arrival, crews found heavy fire coming from the roof of the unoccupied home," Edgewater Fire Services spokeswoman Capt. Jill Danigel said. The fire was brought under control in approximately 30 minutes.
Here is a synopsis of what happenned as reported to NSBNews.Net by Danigel: Shortly before 3:30 this morning, Edgewater Fire Rescue crews were dispatched to a single family residence reported by neighbors of a fire on the roof.
Losses were estimated at $60,000, Danigel said, adding firefighters were able to save the walls for the potential of rebuilding.
Asked if the family that lived there were contacted, Danigel said several neighbors reported they were out of town, but didn't know where they went or how to reach them.
Fire units that responded included Edgewater Fire-Rescue apparatus Engine 55, Engine 57, Rescue 55, Fire Marshal 55, Division 55, Chief 55 and mutual aid apparatus from New Smyrna Beach E-50, Tower 51, Battalion 52.
The scene was cleared the scene shortly before 6:20 a.m.
Danigel said the fire is believed to have started in the attic, but she had no information on what ignited the flames. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the State Fire Marshal’s office.