NO ONE WAS HOME WHEN FIRE GUTTED THE 1 1/2-STORY HOUSE AT 1135 SOUTH STARR STREET IN BURLINGTON LAST NIGHT.
OWNER RON LIMKEMANN GOT HOME AND CALLED IT IN JUST BEFORE 7:45, AND WHEN BURLINGTON & WEST BURLINGTON CREWS ARRIVED, THEY SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE WOOD-FRAME BUILDING, FLAMES SHOOTING OUT THE BACK END, AND A FIRE NEAR THE CENTER OF THE FIRST FLOOR. THEY HAD TROUBLE FINDING A HYDRANT THAT WORKED, BUT ONCE THEY DID, THEY KNOCKED IT DOWN IN ABOUT AN HOUR.
DAMAGE HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT 60-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE STRUCTURE AND 25-THOUSAND MORE TO ITS CONTENTS, BUT IT IS INSURED. BURLINGTON POLICE, CITY FIRE MARSHAL MARK CROOKS, AND THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL’S OFFICE ARE INVESTIGATING, TO TRY AND FIND A CAUSE. THEY SAY IT’S NOT CONSIDERED SUSPICIOUS.
