Avon home destroyed when outside generator explodes
They told Gould they had just refilled the generator with gas and when they started it, it exploded, he said. They tried throwing water on it, Gould said, but it was too far gone. Their fire extinguishers were in the house. No one was inside the house when the fire started. It spread quickly to the house.
Firefighters were training at the
About 30 firefighters from
The fire was knocked down in about 30 minutes.
"We saved a camper, vehicles and outbuildings, which were near the home," Gould said.
Firefighters used 5,000 gallons of water and foam to extinguish the blaze.
Gould said it was pretty obvious the fire was caused by the generator but he doesn't know why it blew up.
An adult son also lived at the house, he said. The family had no insurance on the building. They are staying with relatives. The
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