Parkersburg Fire Department.: Candle caused house fire on Broadway Avenue
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - UPDATE 1/4/2023 12:39 P.M.
The house was significantly damaged during the fire but is not a total loss according to the Parkersburg Fire Chief Jason Matthews.
Chief Matthews also said the fire was ruled accidental after a candle had caught fire in a bedroom.
He said the house took significant damage because the resident tried to extinguish the fire themselves before calling 911.
ORIGINAL STORY:
A house on Broadway Avenue in Parkersburg caught on fire on Tuesday night at 9:00 p.m.
The house is across the street from Fairplains Elementary School. Firefighters had the fire out around 9:30 p.m. Dispatchers say everyone in the house got out safely.
WTAP is still working to get details about how the house caught on fire and how badly it is damaged.
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