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Mathews firefighters have a busy weekend

Fires at Moon and North kept the Mathews Volunteer Fire Department busy this past weekend. In Moon on Saturday, a home sustained extensive damage when a generator caught fire on the porch and ignited the eaves of the house. Mathews County Fire Chief Ronnie Lewis said the homeowners, who live in the 300 block of Beaumar Road, were trying to get their generator ready for the storm but didn’t realize it had a gas leak, and when they tried to start it, it caught fire. The fire went from the eaves of the house to the interior, doing at least $100,000 worth of damage, he said, including substantial smoke damage. The back deck and a number of items on it were all destroyed, as well, said Lewis, including a hot tub. The couple who owned the home have been displaced, he said. The fire department responded quickly to the scene, said Lewis, with three engines, a rescue truck, a tanker, and around 25 volunteers. At North, a fire on Sunday morning in the 200 block of San Souci Lane resulted in the ...

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