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Fire destroys home
By Scott Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
SOUTH HURON — A fire at the northern boundary of
the municipality gutted a home early on Jan. 3.
South Huron fire chief John Morgan estimated the
damage to the stone home at between $150,000 to
$200,000. Owner Brian Miller was taken to South Huron
Hospital for smoke inhalation and later released.
The Exeter fire station responded to the fire at 41167
Line 17 on the boundary between Usborne and
Tuckersmith at 12:03 a.m., Jan. 3.
Morgan said the fire was in the kitchen and basement
of the home and in a garage at the back when firefight-
ers arrived on the scene.
Firewood was stored in both the basement and the
garage. Firefighters were able to get part of the fire
under control in the kitchen, but couldn't control the fire
in the basement.
"The floor was spongy," Morgan explained, "so you
couldn't attack the fire from inside ... there was so
much fire going in the basement we couldn't do any-
thing with it. We ended up putting a total of about
21,000 gallons of water on it."
Morgan said it was fortunate Miller was awoken by
smoke alarms in the house.
"(Miller) is very thankful for them, because that's the
only thing that woke him up, apparently."
Once Miller got out of the house, he tried to put out the
flames with a fire extinguisher, but was driven back by
heavy smoke.
Morgan speculated the fire was caused by the home's
heating system, although it had been maintained and
had new chimney pipes.
"It was a really nice old stone house," he added. "The
stone walls are still standing but everything else is just
gone."
The Hensall fire department assisted with the fire
because, given the location of the fire, the Hensall sta-
tion's response time was quicker than the other South
Huron stations, Morgan explained.
This stone home on Line 17 in the former Usborne
Township was destroyed by fire early Jan. 3. Owner
Brian Miller was taken to hospital due to smoke
inhalation and later released. (photo/Scott Nixon)
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The first Times -Advocate subscribers to have a baby in 2005 were Exeter's Lee and Rochelle Gibbings,
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weighed in at 8 lbs. 12 ounces.This is the second child for the Gibbings, whose son Ryan is 14 months
old. From left are Rochelle, Drew, Ryan, Lee and Ali. (photo/Scott Nixon)
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