Sohi Area Structure Fire

After a brief respite from record numbers of structure fires, Golden Valley Firefighters were again dispatched Monday at 10:00 for a residential fire in the Sohi area located at 4705 Thurman Drive.  The three occupants were seen grabbing personal belongings from inside the home as fire crews arrived.  The occupants who were home at the time, heard the smoke detector activate, which had been installed just days earlier, warning them of the growing fire.  One resident reported fire from a receptacle where there was a space heater plugged in.  The fire rapidly went up the wall into the pantry area and into the attic space.  Firefighters rapidly extinguished the fire, saving the structure and personal belongings. Chief O’Donohue warns residents to never re-enter a home for any belongings and credits the smoke detector for waking the couple who were sleeping at the time of the fire. Fire Marshal Randy Osborn indicated faulty wiring was to blame for this morning’s fire which destroyed the kitchen area and caused smoke damage throughout the home. There were no reported injuries.