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  • Alderson, High Hill, McAlester and Krebs fire departments responded to a house fire just after 5 a.m. today in the Bache community just of U.S. Highway 270. Photo by Rachel Petersen

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  • Firemen worked for more than three hours this morning to put out the flames in this vacant home in the Bache community. No injuries were reported as a result of the blaze. Photo by Rachel Petersen

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  • Firemen work in the early morning hours today to squelch the flames that engulf this home in the Bache community just off U.S. Highway 270. Photo by Rachel Petersen

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January 31, 2012

Firemen squelch blaze in Bache early this morning

By Rachel Petersen Staff Writer

McALESTER — Just after 5 a.m. today, firemen received a call regarding a house fire in the Bache community, just off U.S. Highway 270.

The home was vacant and no injuries were reported as a result of the blaze, said Krebs Fire Chief Chuck Nelms.

The call came in at 5:05 a.m. and first responders arrived on the scene of the fire at 5:10 a.m.

Firemen from Alderson, High Hill, Krebs and McAlester fire departments assisted in squelching the flames, a process which took more than three hours, Nelms said.

The home is considered a total loss, according to the fire chief. “The owners were in the process of remodeling.”

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, Nelms said.



Contact Rachel Petersen at rpetersen@mcalesternews.com.

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