FIRE DAMAGES CORNELIUS HOME OF FALLEN NAVY CORPSMAN
Posted: January 24th, 2012 3:50 PM
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Earlier this morning at 10:40, Cornelius Firefighters was dispatched to residential fire located at 1346 N Freemont Street. Reports were from a local neighbor stating that smoke was coming from the house. Firefighters arrived minutes later to find light smoke coming from the roof line and vents, with the windows stained by smoke. Crews made entry into the house and initially had a difficult time finding the fire due to very thick smoke conditions. The fire was eventually found in a closet that was shared between two bedrooms, firefighters then made a quick stop to the fire at that time.
Once firefighters were able to regroup, it was made aware that this house belonged to someone they all knew, it was the house of fallen Navy Hospital Corpsman Ryley Gallinger-Long. Ryley lost his life in Afghanistan fighting the War on Terror in August of last year. Gallinger-Long was a former fire cadet with Forest Grove Fire & Rescue, his mother resides at the home and wasn't home at the time of the fire.
The fire caused major damage to the closet as well as the bedrooms, the rest of the house sustained smoke and heat damage. The fire is initially estimated to have caused approximately $50,000 in damage. Currently the fire is under investigation. The resident is being assisted by Red Cross.
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