A Highlands neighborhood home was heavily damaged by fire late Monday night. LFR crews were called to the home at 5541 NW 3rd Street around 11:00 p.m. “Upon arrival we found major fire on the back side of the home,” says LFR’s Nancy Crist.
She says the fire had started on the deck and caught the soffits on fire and it spread to the attic. Crist says the two residents and one of their dogs were able to make it out of the home safely. “And an eight month old yellow Lab was still inside. The homeowners had gone back in a couple of times to try and get him.”
Firefighters found the dog hiding under a bed and rescued him. Crist says the cause of the fire was a a pellet smoker on a back deck. Damage to the home is $125,000 and $50,000 to the contents.