Home of congressional candidate Burner destroyed by fire
posted by admin in Home Loan ServicesWhen she explains why she decided to run for Congress, Darcy Burner says the birth of her son, Henry, five years ago changed her life.
Her husband, Mike, grabbed a fire extinguisher and attacked the spreading flames. But within minutes, the house was engulfed, and Mike Burner joined his wife and son outside as they watched their home burn.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, although a spokesman for Burner said she had been told that faulty wiring on a lamp in Henry’s bedroom seemed a likely explanation.
The three family members were not injured. Their dog, a golden retriever puppy named Bruce Wayne, was pulled from the house, dripping wet but apparently unhurt, by firefighters after they had doused much of the fire. The family cat, Charlotte, died in the fire.
The Burners were staying with friends Tuesday. The fire destroyed virtually everything in their home, including furniture, clothes, family mementos and photographs.
“Unfortunately, our home and all of the possessions in it are a total loss, but I am so grateful that my family and I escaped safely,” Burner said in a statement late Tuesday. “We may have lost our home and our possessions, but for the most part they can be replaced, and I feel like a true tragedy was narrowly avoided today. Please rest assured that while we have been a bit shaken by what happened, Mike, Henry and I are all okay.”
The fire left most of the house a charred skeleton, although a Honda Civic hybrid with a “Darcy Burner” bumper sticker was still parked in the garage. The house’s small wooden boat dock was undamaged.
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