“I want to help do something about the fireworks,” she said. I said to everybody get out, get out, get. Bojangles,’ dead at 78. The fire at 3100 South Decker Lake Drive, near the Trax station, was reported around 8:30 a.m. Gusty winds made it a fast-moving fire, but firefighters knocked it down after it … Very dry conditions and strong winds make for a fast-moving brush fire near the Decker Lake Trax station. Telegram & Gazette Staff @SteveFoskettTG, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Much of the house's interior had to be gutted due to water damage. Twenty adults and 17 children, including Shawn’s 10-month-old grandchild, and another infant, all got out safely. It really got scary at one point,” one neighbor said. All rights reserved. By viewing our video content, you are accepting the terms of our. ©2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Chief of Operations Andre Stallworth said only one person lived in the building and she was able to get out safely. Ice Rinks Shut Down, Shoppers Prepare For Potential Second Coronavirus Wave, Deion Branch Wasn't Happy About Being Left Off Patriots All-Dynasty Team. log in to manage your profile and account. The fire at 3100 South Decker Lake Drive, near the Trax station, was reported around 8:30 a.m. Gusty winds made it a fast-moving fire, but firefighters knocked it down after it burned about 1.5 acres. A residential home is engulfed and is completely burning down to the ground in Decker Lake. They will be Type 2 IA (Initial Attack) crews coming all the way from Oregon. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. The Decker Fire has ordered nine more 20-person hand crews. The fire-damaged three-decker will be featured on This Old House. The field is just north of the Maverik Center and is surrounded by a large apartment complex to the west and is very close to a Trax line and the Decker Lake station. Choose the plan that's right for you. Copyright 2020 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. DORCHESTER (CBS) – Extreme hoarding was a major issue for Boston firefighters at a burning home in Dorchester overnight. “Tonight was a tough night for these companies, too many fires, they’re exhausted,” Stallworth said. Now, the circa-1905 house is being restored for an upcoming season of This Old House, the popular home renovation series that launched in 1979 by spotlighting another Dorchester residence located just blocks away, near St. Peter’s Church. — On Sunday, heavy rain fell on portions of the Decker burn scar in Fremont and Chaffee county, about 2 miles south of Salida. “I was screaming. They didn’t know where the fire was, but we made it.”. And I started yelling. I didn’t know what to do, but I did know we needed to get out,” said Shawn. On July 4, 2019, the three-decker on Mt. WORCESTER — Fire damaged a three-decker at 3 South Crystal St. Wednesday afternoon. “Fortunately there was some distance between the two buildings so there wasn’t that much damage,” said Boston Fire Commissioner Jack Dempsey. “I heard the trucks coming in but I just heard the crackling and saw this big orange light coming through my window because I had my window open.”. While Wideman loves the structures, she knows that Dorchester’s signature housing stock and fireworks aren’t always a safe combination. Nominate Someone for a FOX 13 Dream Team Surprise. The Decker Fire was started by lighting and was first reported on September 8, 2019 nine miles south of Salida, CO. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. Decker Fire. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. Firefighters say the very dry material and strong winds made for a dangerous combination. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW. #boston25 pic.twitter.com/AR3iuC6dz6. “I’m looking to get it back to what it was. There was no damage to the buildings next door, though neighbors said they were afraid of the fire spreading. Neighbors say it was Shawn’s yelling that saved them. "That coupled with the south winds really made it an early fire for the season.“. The Burns Lake Fire Department along with the Initial Attack firefighters are on scene. The house is just in from Cambridge Street. The Decker Fire has been burning since Sept. 8 after it was started by a lightning strike, but in recent days has been growing as windy weather pushed the blaze closer toward homes in … : Here’s what you need to know to vote, It’s Election Day in Abbotsford. The Mt. Firefighters managed to knock down the flames quickly and stayed on site for hours to put out any hot spots. WEST VALLEY CITY — West Valley City fire crews responded to a field fire Monday morning. Everett St. I didn’t care. The Decker Fire started on September 8th by a lightning strike, and is located two mile south of Salida on the Forest Service and BLM lands. On January 19, 2020 at 0141 hours NFD was dispatched to an apartment fire at 30 S. Morris Street. Copyright 2020, Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. About/Contact us | Terms of Service | Advertising, Download this week's Reporter print issue. 's snap election has already broken records for advance voter turnout, mail-in ballots, Small businesses share space to offer sweet and savoury, It’s Election Day in B.C. Carol Wideman in front of her longtime home on Mt. Digital access or digital and print delivery. “In the 70s through redlining and similar practices, there was very little lending going on, and the result was that it depressed the market, and all of a sudden a lot of people were fleeing the city,” he said. The three-alarm fire spread through the back of the triple-decker quickly. The Fire Investigation Unit arrived to try to pinpoint a cause and point of origin of the fire, which was initially reported around 4:30 p.m. “I would not want anybody else to go through this.”. The Decker Fire started on September 8th by a lightning strike, and is located two mile south of Salida on the Forest Service and BLM lands. Charring and melted siding was visible from a window on the third floor Wednesday afternoon. Flames on the first floor quickly reached the second and third floors, then hit the attic. This woman lived on the 3rd floor of the triple decker that caught fire this morning. The largely untouched front side of Wideman's home on Mt. Decker Fire Grows To 6,326 Acres, Expect To See More SmokeExpect to see more smoke over the Decker Fire on Monday as some spots are giving off more smoke. Firefighters battling flames at 3-story building in Dorchester, Jared Leone, Cox Media Group National Content Desk, Brianna Chambers, Cox Media Group National Content Desk, UPS driver takes selfies with dogs on his route, Man arrested after receiving 10 pound package of meth, police say, Southwest to offer refunds for passengers uncomfortable with middle seat sales, Country musician Jerry Jeff Walker, known for song ‘Mr. District Fire Chief Robert Courtney said there were no injuries, and 12 residents were displaced by the two-alarm fire. That old house, at the corner of Bowdoin and Percival Streets, became the focus of the first season of the WGBH series after the station acquired it from owner Earl Perkins, a longtime resident and active leader of the Meetinghouse Hill Civic Association. She started screaming and woke everyone to get them out of the home as smoke began to fill her home. © Gannett Co., Inc. 2020. Damage is estimated to be around $500,000, according to Stallworth. The American Red Cross was on its way to the fire Wednesday night to assist the displaced residents. The fire, which was sparked by a lightning strike … The area is normally more like a swamp, but was a raging field fire for a while. Wideman recalled standing outside her house on a notably hot and dry day, watching in horror as an inferno caused by fireworks engulfed the house next door before the flames leapt to the rear of her home. There were no injuries and the cause is under investigation. Two wildfire strategies are being used on the Decker fire - Contain and Confine. 62% of the fire is under a Contain strategy, while the remaining 38% is … The traffic is down to single lane traffic right now at 2 p.m. on May 4. Learn about careers at Cox Media Group. House fire at Decker Lake A residential home is engulfed and is completely burning down to the ground in Decker Lake. “I usually will go to sleep, and stay sleeping, but I got up. “Because it had so much material in there, we always have to think about collapse or over flooding the building because now all that stock and all that material, newspapers, clothing, it holds water.”. Hoarding on all three floors made fighting the fire a bigger challenge. Neighbors call her a hero. 5.9K likes. She didn’t know why. Now, the circa-1905 house is being restored for an upcoming season of This Old House, the popular home renovation series that launched in 1979 by spotlighting another Dorchester residence “The reeds were probably 5 to 6 feet tall down in this marshy area, they’ve already started to dry out quite a bit really early this year because of the dry spring," West Valley City Fire Battalion Chief Jed Peters said. Some residents were allowed to … But the structure, and all the history it contained, was nearly destroyed by an Independence Day celebration last year. Just $50 for 52 Issues in the continental US. We had a lot of kids, every floor had kids, so we’re grateful.”. I don’t know what their vision is, but my vision is just to restore it. Everett Street home has been a part of Wideman’s life for the last four decades. © 2020 Cox Media Group. It was just, get everybody out, scream, yell, do what you have to do get out,” she said. 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