Burning Leaves Cause Fire

Sunday afternoon, Dallas Bay Volunteer firefighters and Hamilton County deputies responded to a house fire in the 24-hundred block of Gold Point Circle.

The homeowner was burning leaves when the flames spread to his storage shed and the side of his house.

It also burned roughly half an acre of woods.

According to the county, this is a designated-burning day.

However, Assistant Chief Jack Brellenthin is urging residents to think twice before burning.

Brellenthin says, "We would advise everyone not to burn on windy days. Also, you need to have a burning permit from the county and also have a means to keep the fire under control either a hose line or something else but on a windy day like this its best just to avoid burning at all if at all possible."

Officials say the storage shed is a total loss and there was some additional heat damage to the outside of the home.

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