Rural Metro battles residential fire in the Foothills
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - Patrick O'Malley says he was in his garage when he started his motorcycle, and something went wrong, sparking the fire on Tuesday evening.
Rural Metro Fire Department says that when they arrived at the home near E. 49th Drive, and S. Sandra Avenue, the garage was engulfed in flames, along with a motor home and parts of the house.
Fortunately no one was injured, however, both the home and motor home were a total loss.
"Going through picking out a couple of things, there's not much in the house that's left, the whole house, the whole roof is gone," O'Malley says.
O'Malley describes what was going through his mind when the fire went out of control.
"I'm normally able to think things through and I wasn't able to I just…it just took me all off guard, but the first thing I did was make sure my wife and dog were out of the house and call the fire department," O'Malley continued.
Rural Metro Battalion Chief Jeff Woodruff describes how severe the fire was when they arrived on scene.
"It was a pretty intense fire. The homes around it, the roofs were starting to smoke so we put up blinds and cooled off other homes to make sure the other homes didn’t ignite in the process," said Chief Woodruff.
Meanwhile, O'Malley shares how he and is wife are dealing with the loss of their home.
"We're just going to try to clean up today, and talk to who we need to talk to and let God straighten it out," he says.
O'Malley also appreciates the all the support he has received.
"I'm grateful to have family, I'm grateful that God is still on the thrown and that God is always good no matter what," he said.
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