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2 Hospitalized, 6 Dogs Rescued From House Fire in Palm Coast’s LL Section

May 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Flagler County Fire Rescue Firefighter-Paramedic David Lawrence tends to a puppy, with oxygen, after the fire on Llach Court in Palm Coast this morning. (© FlaglerLive)

A father and his young daughter, about 5 years old, were hospitalized for smoke inhalation this morning after a fire in the garage at 6 Llach Court in Palm Coast inundated the house with smoke. The fire was contained before spreading further.


Six dogs, including two puppies, were rescued when Flagler County Sheriff’s deputy Steve Williams alerted firefighters to the dog’s presence in the house. Some of the dogs had also run out to escape the smoke, neighbors said.

The fire started at about 10:40 Tuesday morning. According to Flagler Fire Chief Don Petito, who was at the scene, the tenant, Roy Casey, 37, was in his garage, working on a refrigerator. The refrigerator caught fire. Engine 92 was first on scene. “They pulled up, they had smoke showing, Bunnell was right behind them, was able to get water from the hydrant,” Petito said. “They went in and did a search and rescue, they rescued five dogs. The occupant self-evacuated after trying to put the fire out himself.”

A Flagler County Sheriff’s incident report released today indicates a different series of events. Casey told police that he had been smoking a cigarette in the garage area and thought he had fully put it out. He said that when he put it out, he placed it “on top of a full pack of cigarettes inside of his unplugged freezer, located in the garage,” according to the report. He then went into the house and “later recognized smoke coming from the garage area. [Casey] then said he attempted to put the fire out using a garden hose but could not and ran out of the home with his daughter.” His daughter is 2 years old, according to the report.

Both victims were taken to Florida Hospital Flagler for smoke inhalation. “The fire was mainly in the garage here,” Petito said. “He tried to put it out himself and it got out of control.”

Neighbors said the house is usually occupied by a couple and six children. The house, a 3,000-square-foot, two-level structure, is not homesteaded. It is owned by a Port Orange resident, and is valued at $149,000, according to the property appraiser’s latest numbers.

Margaret King, a neighbor, was on a lawn across the street, tending to the small dogs with the help of Flagler County Fire Rescue’s David Lawrence, who administered oxygen to two of the dogs–the two puppies–after they came out looking sluggish from the smoke. King said Sophie’s Circle, the Volusia County-based pantry and dog rescue organization, would be taking care of the dogs until the tenants figure out where they’re able to live.

Carol Boswell, a neighbor immediately across the street from the scene of the fire, said the tenant came running to her door, knocking and asking for help. She was already hearing the sirens from fire trucks as he was knocking on her door, Boswell said. “He was a little frazzled, but he was OK,” Boswell said of the tenant.

“The fire,” Petito said, pointing to the various portions of the house, “is contained to the garage area but the smoke damage is throughout, you see the smoke coming out of the front door, back door, smoke penetrated everything in the house. Water damage was maintained in the garage here. Right now we’re just trying to get the smoke out of the house and turn it back over to the occupant. The only actual fire damage is right there in the garage.” Whether the house will be livable was to be determined after the fire was cleared.

Flagler County Fire Rescue, the Bunnell Volunteer Fire Department, the Palm Coast Fire Department, the sheriff’s office and the Palm Coast Fire Police responded to the scene. None of the firefighters were injured.

The fire was contained to the garage. (© FlaglerLive)
The fire was contained to the garage. (© FlaglerLive)

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Smoke spread to the entire house. (© FlaglerLive)

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The culprit: a refrigerator caught fire as the tenant was repairing it, authorities were first told, though in fact the tenant would tell police that he’d placed a cigarette inside the freezer, thinking he’d put it out. The cigarette was still burning, and started the fire. (© FlaglerLive)

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Puppies were placed on oxygen after they emerged sluggish from the smoke. (© FlaglerLive)

The house at 6 Llach Court.
The house at 6 Llach Court. (© FlaglerLive)

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Comments

  1. Brat says

    May 19, 2015 at 12:28 pm

    Great job you guys!

    Reply
  2. m&m says

    May 19, 2015 at 12:42 pm

    Great work by our fire department.

    Reply
  3. THE VOICE OF REASON says

    May 19, 2015 at 2:42 pm

    That lead photo of the firefighter/medic giving a puppy oxygen is contest-worthy.

    If the scorched garage had been in the background I’d say Pulitzer-worthy.

    Reply
  4. m&m says

    May 19, 2015 at 3:51 pm

    VOICE you nailed it..

    Reply
  5. Ed says

    May 19, 2015 at 8:19 pm

    Yes great job ! But let’s not forget the point everyone (including the pets) got out of the house alive !

    Reply
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