{"id":39874,"date":"2023-12-06T13:36:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T18:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=39874"},"modified":"2023-12-06T13:36:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T18:36:42","slug":"fire-obliterates-home-couple-just-moved-into-also-sends-firefighter-to-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/12\/06\/fire-obliterates-home-couple-just-moved-into-also-sends-firefighter-to-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire obliterates home couple just moved into also sends firefighter to hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A young couple is out of a home after an overnight fire in Polk County.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"258\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-45-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-45-5.png 608w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-45-5-300x127.png 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fire happened around 3:30 a.m. at a mobile home on Ridgemont Loop in Davenport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It marked a busy morning for Polk County Fire Rescue as crews worked to get the fire under control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI took my dog outside, I noticed flames coming out the bottom of the house. After that, it was kind of a mad dash to get my wife and pets out,\u201d said Tony Stebbins, the owner of the house.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"447\" height=\"270\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-45a-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-45a-2.png 447w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-45a-2-300x181.png 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stebbins said he could only watch helplessly as firefighters worked to put things out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He told the media he just moved from Detroit to live his Florida dream, paying cash for the house, but didn\u2019t have insurance at the time of the fire. Stebbins said he was hoping to fix the roof before getting insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe just moved in a couple days ago,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Polk County Fire Rescue, the fire started around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. It was put out just before 5 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe had one firefighter transported to an area hospital,\u201d said Nathaniel Gale, PIO for the Polk Co. Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"266\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-45b.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-45b.png 633w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-45b-300x126.png 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hours later, Stebbins decided to come back to his house filled with charred rubble. He found two of the only things to make it out of the fire; Urns filled with ashes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is my mother-in-law,\u201d he said, holding an urn in each hand. \u201cShe passed away in February. This is my dad. he passed away in 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ashes, somehow, were the only two things from inside the home that persevered after a devastating fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official cause of the fire is still under investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A young couple is out of a home after an overnight fire in Polk County. 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