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Nearby DeKalb County: Resident Says When She Checked on Turkey, She Found Overnight Fire

November 27, 2009

A fire early Thanksgiving morning destroyed the home of Roscoe and Marie Rigsby in the Smithville area near Center Hill Lake.

DeKalb County Fire Chief Donny Green says Mrs. Rigsby had set her alarm clock Wednesday night to awaken her to check on a turkey she had placed in the oven and when the alarm sounded, she awoke and went to the kitchen. She got the turkey out of the oven and set it out to cool before placing it in the refrigerator. While she was in the kitchen, Mrs. Rigsby heard popping and crackling sounds coming from the basement. When she opened the door to the downstairs, she saw the basement engulfed in flames and the fire was beginning to spread up the stairs.

Mrs. Rigsby awoke her husband and they escaped unharmed, but the home and all their belongings were lost in the blaze. Green says the cause of the fire is undetermined but it apparently started in the basement. - WJLE

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Written by Michael Lansing · Filed Under News 

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2 Responses to “Nearby DeKalb County: Resident Says When She Checked on Turkey, She Found Overnight Fire”

  1. commonsenseisdead on November 28th, 2009 4:36 am

    She opened the basement door to find the basement engulfed in flames, and starting to spread upstairs, and the fire chief states the fire apparently started in the basement… in the words of a comedian ‘Here’s your sign.’

  2. Bruce on November 30th, 2009 10:53 am

    “Turkey Saves Family” should have been the headline.

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