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Early more"ink fh:e
<br />destroys Orono home
<br />uiukup
<br />•arly morning fire cm W, dnes-
<br />y morning, April 2, caused an
<br />estimated S1'5.0(X) t,) S200.060 in
<br />damages to the home of Brian and
<br />Kathy Fulmer, of W il', tata
<br />Baulevh..' in Orono.
<br />The fire. which yuicKl,, .,yea,.l
<br />through the newer A -frame hovle.
<br />started in the lower level of the
<br />home. Fire officials think the t:aw,e
<br />of the blaze was a lamp %ith a
<br />100-A-att bulb near µhere the
<br />Fulrttrs' dog and her litter of pup-
<br />pies was sleeping. The lamp
<br />somchow was overtumcd and caul-,ht
<br />the dogs' bedding or: tire.
<br />Fire detectors alerted the sleeping
<br />famiN to the fire, and they left the
<br />home itnr;iediately An autumstic
<br />alarm system alerted the fire dcpan-
<br />men.t at 2:50 a.m.
<br />Six puppies were killed to the fire,
<br />but their mother Has sa%ed. and one
<br />or two of the puppics wer: also
<br />rescued, Assistant Long Lake Fire
<br />Chief Jim Cox s- J. The Fulmers
<br />operate a kennel, the Dog House:, on
<br />the pror:m , but tilt, animals hous-
<br />ed there and those fit;. tl!ties µere tim
<br />dani,!p.d, Cox said.
<br />It m as the fire alarnt; that save-1
<br />the lives of tie. 'I'uimer tamii. sari
<br />Cox. "if there had not been firs'
<br />alarms, we would not hax e had on-
<br />ly six puppies kille(." Cox said, ad-
<br />ding a plea th.it people in:•t.01 fire
<br />alarnt:, if they don't ha%c the ,t .:nd
<br />that they mad e sure the hattl-res arc
<br />instilled and frc-,h if th,,, do hw e
<br />t:,cm.
<br />Cox al-;o t:rrc.tt;:1 the Fulmer-,
<br />µ ttit takjng the at;i:on m le-v. -
<br />i::g the nou-.4� irriltediatel% µhen the%
<br />heard the alarms. Though it me:jnt
<br />tltey escaped µ:th little more than
<br />what they µere wearin,.7. Cox
<br />esti111atcd that their only pith to safe-
<br />ty — the stairway — µ ould have
<br />been minu•e%.
<br />Between 10 and 5 lircft�l„�r
<br />from the Long Lake and Maple P.:i;n
<br />departments fought the early w =rn:-
<br />ing b;a:e. 'i't:c departments had the
<br />tiro '•kncxked doµn" withal 15
<br />r,tinutes. said Cox. hilt hot spats kept
<br />recurring for it considerable time
<br />after that. Thcy Fuil�rwd 100X)
<br />gallons of water oil the fire, and
<br />sorne fires;..-n, µ1`1141 rrtt:st don ,t;r
<br />tanks for breathing wt,,--n fich'ing
<br />such a hot t:rc, went tlirtu,_h multi-
<br />ple tart:,, of air as the% retu-mc,l to
<br />the burning building Io a Vttrlgu,sh
<br />the Mace.
<br />..I %Nas prr:ud of wit art-tfp fool
<br />descrihcd they cffor: !o I!t.tit tie
<br />blac wh h haJ goiner SO hest'o f.ftt.
<br />'The l irL t fighters h.id f* c:t sou-ld
<br />asleep, and µ ithin 15 winute, OLeN
<br />had gluten tip, dres•.cd. !-+ V-- fire
<br />station, to the scene and into the l,w -
<br />;:;ng building. Cox said.
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