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EYEWITNESS LOCAL NEWS
HOUSE FIREfrom Eyewitness News Online Flames Tear Through Putnam County Home Reported by:  Mamie BuoyVideographer: Katy Brown Web Producer: Mamie Buoy Reported: Dec. 2, 2012 10:14 AM EST Updated: Dec. 3, 2012 7:48 AM EST
Poca
, Putnam County
, West Virginia
Hardly anything remains of a home on Limeberger Creek Road in Poca after fire ripped through the house Sunday morning. "When we first got here it was a fully engulfed structure. Smoke coming out every window, flames coming out the front side of the house," said Poca volunteer firefighter, Franklin Bragg. It took firefighters from Poca, Bancroft and Nitro to put the fire out. The cause is still yet to be determined. The man who lives here was inside at the time of the fire, but luckily he made it out safely. "We had a lot of smoke showing, a lot of flames shooting. The occupant was able to get out," said Becky West of the Poca volunteer fire department. Firefighters say the man was asleep on the couch and woke up with just enough time to escape. He was fortunate because firefighters say he did not hear his smoke detector going off. "[He] did have a smoke detector inside but he did not hear it going off. Upon our arrival we did not hear it either. Usually he do hear these things if we get here soon enough. But we did not hear it," said West. A life spared, but his home could not be saved. "It is totally lost. Everything there, there's nothing left to salvage in there," said West. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A man is homeless after flames tore through his Putnam County home. The fire happened on Limeberger Creek Road in Poca shortly before 9am Sunday. When firefighters got there, the home was engulfed in flames. Dispatchers say a man living in the home was able to make it out safely. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Stay tuned to Eyewitness News for the latest on this developing story. MORE NEWS FROM EYEWITNESS NEWS
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