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Oyster River family escapes blaze But has no insurance coverage Paul Paul Rudan Rudan
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The The screams screams of of aa terrified terrified sixsixyear-old year-oldawoke awokeaafamily familyof offour fourwho who escaped escapedaafire firewhich whichdestroyed destroyedtheir their Oyster River home Oyster River home early early Monday Monday morning. morning. “It’s “It’s sad, sad, but but they’re they’re aa very very lucky lucky family,” family,” said said Chief Chief Neils Neils Holbeck Holbeck of of the the Oyster Oyster River River Volunteer Volunteer Fire Fire Department. Department.“I’ “I’ddsay saythey theygot gotout outin in the thenick nickof oftime. time.”” Lyle LyleJohnson, Johnson,Kelly KellyBouzanne Bouzanneand and their theirtwo twoboys, boys,Dylan, Dylan,14, 14,and andBobbi, Bobbi, 6,6, escaped escaped virtually virtually unharmed, unharmed, but but the the blaze blaze gutted gutted their their two-storey two-storey home home located located at at 2259 2259 Fearon Fearon Rd., Rd., and andthey theyhave haveno noinsurance. insurance. “They “Theylost losteverything, everything,””said saidTracey Tracey Robertson, Robertson,aafamily familyfriend. friend. ItIt was was around around 3:30 3:30 a.m. a.m. when when fire fire started started in in Bobbi’s Bobbi’s bedroom bedroom on on the the ground ground floor; floor; Holbeck Holbeck suspects suspects aa faulty faulty electric electric baseboard baseboard heater heater was was the thecause. cause. With With the the flames flames growing, growing, Bobbi Bobbi woke wokeup upfirst firstand andititwas washis hisscreams screams which whichalerted alertedthe therest restof ofthe thefamily. family. According According to to Robertson, Robertson, the the back back of of Bobbi’s Bobbi’s hair hair was was singed singed as as he he ran ran up up the the stairs stairs towards towards his his parents’ parents’ PPaul bedroom. aulRRudan udan/T /The heM MiRRoR iRRoR bedroom. By By that that time, time, all all were were awake awake and and An Oyster River volunteer firefighter douses the smouldering beams of a fire-gutted home on Fearon Road. The family of four and their An Oyster River volunteer firefighter douses the smouldering beams of a fire-gutted home on Fearon Road. The family of four and their dog dog escaped escaped in in the the nick nick of of time time early early Monday Monday morning. morning.
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