Metchosin Fire destroys Home
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We are looking for support for a lovely couple who lost the home that they have rented for almost forty years was destroyed by fire two weeks ago . They lost almost everything in the fire and are currently homeless, until such time as they can find a new space to call home so that they can begin to rebuild their lives (the cabin will not be rebuilt by the owners). Anyone who has been lucky enough to meet Phil and Judy know that they would give the shirts off their back to help someone else. It would be amazing to give back to such selfless individuals in a time of need.
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News article below:
A husband and wife whose home was destroyed in Wednesday’s fast-moving brush fire along Sooke Road have lost everything and don't have insurance to replace it. While surveying the damage at his log cabin Thursday, Phil Griffith said he was too distraught to speak to media on-camera.
He confirmed that he and his wife made it out of the blaze without injuries – he was sleeping at the time – but they lost the log cabin they’ve lived in for 40 years and mostly everything left inside.
“The fire in this particular building got into the roof line. It’s a very old building…it was an original log house and they’ve added on to it,” said Metchosin Fire Chief Stephanie Dunlop. “Most of the damage is in the roof area but then the house is kind of destroyed from all of the water damage, trying to put the fire out.”
According to Dunlop, the blaze could’ve been much worse.
It started as a series of spot fires along Sooke Road that broke out at around 3:30 p.m., with each one growing in size along the north side of the route between Sooke and Metchosin.
“When I arrived on scene I was a little bit in awe of what I saw and that was just a lot of smoke and a lot of flame,” she said.
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News article below:
A husband and wife whose home was destroyed in Wednesday’s fast-moving brush fire along Sooke Road have lost everything and don't have insurance to replace it. While surveying the damage at his log cabin Thursday, Phil Griffith said he was too distraught to speak to media on-camera.
He confirmed that he and his wife made it out of the blaze without injuries – he was sleeping at the time – but they lost the log cabin they’ve lived in for 40 years and mostly everything left inside.
“The fire in this particular building got into the roof line. It’s a very old building…it was an original log house and they’ve added on to it,” said Metchosin Fire Chief Stephanie Dunlop. “Most of the damage is in the roof area but then the house is kind of destroyed from all of the water damage, trying to put the fire out.”
According to Dunlop, the blaze could’ve been much worse.
It started as a series of spot fires along Sooke Road that broke out at around 3:30 p.m., with each one growing in size along the north side of the route between Sooke and Metchosin.
“When I arrived on scene I was a little bit in awe of what I saw and that was just a lot of smoke and a lot of flame,” she said.
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Judi Ringdal
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Victoria, BC
