Fire chief credits resident for saving home
Lt. Austin Rider prepares to leave the scene of a house fire Tuesday night. While the fire was knocked out by the time firefighters arrived, they stayed to ensure the fire was out and helped ventilate the home.
A kitchen fire required the attention of the Green River Fire Department Tuesday evening.
The fire department received the house fire call at 6:07 p.m., responding to 455 East Fifth South Street. Fire Chief Mike Kennedy said the fire started when the resident was cooking a meal. The fire ignited from the stove top, quickly burning the overhead cabinets and scorching the ceiling. After the department was contacted, Kennedy said the resident was able to kill the fire by the time the emergency responders arrived to the scene.
"The gentleman who lived there did an excellent job knocking it down," Kennedy said. "Without that, we may have been there all night."
Along with the Green River Police Department and Castle Rock Ambulance Service, the fire department responded with three command trucks, one aerial truck and one pumper truck. Firefighters stayed at the scene to ventilate the home and make sure the fire was completely out. In total, the stove was destroyed and an area of about 3 feet by 5 feet was burned, along with the overhead cabinets.
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