Salem VFD respond to overnight fire on Lee Road 704
Salem Volunteer Fire Department, along with Beauregard Volunteer Fire Department, Lee County, Alabama Emergency Management Agency, Lee County Sheriff’s Office Alabama , and EAMC ETS responded to a structure fire early Wednesday morning.
The fire occurred on Lee Road 704 around 3 A.M. central standard time on Wednesday, December 13, 2023.
Salem Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Rick Fitzgerald says they arrived on scene of the fire was already through the roof and all occupants were out of the residence.
“We tried to make an interior attack only to have structural collapse while we were inside of the structure,” Fitzgerald says. “We had to pull out of the structure and then fight the fire from the outside.”
No injuries to any first responders or civilians. The structure ended up being a total loss. This remains a developing story.
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