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Fire damages Villages of Five Points townhome
Dozens of local firefighters quickly bring early-morning blaze under control
Firefighters from Lewes and Milton use aerial trucks to get on the roof to fight a fire in a townhome unit at 17208 Chatham St. in the Villages of Five Points in Lewes early Sunday morning. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS
September 26, 2021
A fire Sept. 26 caused $50,000 in damage to a home in the Village of Five Points.
Lewes Fire Department responded to the fire at 8:30 a.m. and found smoke and flames coming from the townhouse, officials said. Using three aerial trucks, firefighters from Milton and Rehoboth joined Lewes firefighters to extinguish the blaze at 17208 Chatham St., in the community’s townhome section.
The fire was extinguished in about 45 minutes. An occupant escaped the fire without injury, and no one else was injured, said Chief Deputy State Fire Marshal John Galaska.
Damage is estimated at $50,000, Galaska said. The origin and cause of the fire is under investigation, he said.
Damage is extensive to the townhome on Chatham Street in the Villages of Five Points.
The fire caused damage throughout the top floor of the home.
Lewes and Milton firefighters are stationed on the north side of the unit.
Rehoboth’s aerial truck is stationed on the south side of the unit.
Windows in the top floor of the townhome are broken out as firefighters bring the fire under control.
A volunteer firefighter exits the townhome amid a pile of debris pulled from the damaged home.
A firefighter checks for hot spots in the interior of the damaged unit.
A volunteer firefighter moves a ladder on the roof of the townhome unit.
Several streets in the Villages of Five Points are closed to traffic early Sunday morning as volunteer firefighters stage their trucks.
Nancy Mikkelsen, an East Village resident, was playing pickleball with friends when they saw smoke coming from the Chatham Street unit. She said they started banging on doors to be sure folks were out. NANCY MIKKELSEN PHOTO
NANCY MIKKELSEN PHOTO
