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RIDDLE — A family is homeless after a house caught fire late Tuesday evening on Canyonville-Riddle Road, officials said this morning.
The Riddle Fire Department responded to a 10:37 p.m. report of a possible structure fire at 2821 Canyonville-Riddle Road, Fire Chief Jack Puz said this morning.
When firefighters arrived, heavy smoke was coming from the eves and the attic vents of the manufactured home, he said.
“There was so much insulation that the fire just traveled down the attic from one end to the other and we couldn't control it,” he said.
The fire eventually broke through the roof and went into the home. “It's a total loss,” Puz said. It took firefighters about 4 1/2 hours to extinguish the blaze.
The homeowners, Frank and Kathy Sinclair both drive truck and had just returned home after the fire broke out.
Their daughter and son-in-law, Angela and Todd Gaskill, were at the home with their 5 and 7-year-old sons and were able to escape unharmed.
Volunteers with the American Red Cross put them up in a hotel in Canyonville.
“They were so cold and freezing, they were all bundled up and getting the heck out of there,” Puz said.
Puz said the American Red Cross was also working to supply the family with clothes.
Although the cause of the blaze is still under investigation, “we're pretty sure it started from the fireplace,” he said. How the fire spread was unclear.
In addition to the Riddle Fire Department, the Myrtle Creek and Tri City fire departments and Canyonville South Umpqua Fire District responded.
About 23 firefighters, four tenders, two pumpers and an air van responded to the blaze. They cleared the scene around 6 a.m. this morning.
• You can reach reporter Kathy Korengel at 957-4218 or by e-mail at kkorengel@nrtoday.com.
The Riddle Fire Department responded to a 10:37 p.m. report of a possible structure fire at 2821 Canyonville-Riddle Road, Fire Chief Jack Puz said this morning.
When firefighters arrived, heavy smoke was coming from the eves and the attic vents of the manufactured home, he said.
“There was so much insulation that the fire just traveled down the attic from one end to the other and we couldn't control it,” he said.
The fire eventually broke through the roof and went into the home. “It's a total loss,” Puz said. It took firefighters about 4 1/2 hours to extinguish the blaze.
The homeowners, Frank and Kathy Sinclair both drive truck and had just returned home after the fire broke out.
Their daughter and son-in-law, Angela and Todd Gaskill, were at the home with their 5 and 7-year-old sons and were able to escape unharmed.
Volunteers with the American Red Cross put them up in a hotel in Canyonville.
“They were so cold and freezing, they were all bundled up and getting the heck out of there,” Puz said.
Puz said the American Red Cross was also working to supply the family with clothes.
Although the cause of the blaze is still under investigation, “we're pretty sure it started from the fireplace,” he said. How the fire spread was unclear.
In addition to the Riddle Fire Department, the Myrtle Creek and Tri City fire departments and Canyonville South Umpqua Fire District responded.
About 23 firefighters, four tenders, two pumpers and an air van responded to the blaze. They cleared the scene around 6 a.m. this morning.
• You can reach reporter Kathy Korengel at 957-4218 or by e-mail at kkorengel@nrtoday.com.
