SA Country Fire Service

Media release

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EDEN HILLS HOUSE FIRE

17/05/2013


CFS FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED TO A HOUSE FIRE OVERNIGHT FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A WEEK TO THE SAME EDEN HILLS ADDRESS.

THE ALARM WAS RAISED JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT WITH FIRE CREWS ARRIVING TO FIND THE UNOCCUPIED HOUSE ON SHEPHERDS HILL ROAD WELL INVOLVED.

ABOUT 20 FIREFIGHTERS TOOK ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO CONTAIN THE FIRE TO THREE BEDROOMS WITH DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $100,000.

THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS BEING INVESTIGATED.

THE CAUSE LAST FRIDAY TO THE SAME HOUSE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL FAULT IN THE FUSE BOX

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