Saturday October 31, 2009

Firefighters spent over two hours battling a blaze Friday night into the early Saturday morning hours. Five units and 35 firefighters were needed to calm the flames.

The owners of the home in Albemarle County were not home and no one was harmed.

Next door, Scott and Lisa Kirkpatrick spent one of their first nights in their newly purchased home.

"There's a big window in the hallway and there was an orange glow. That and the heat, I said, 'Ah! That's a fire!'"

The couple just moved to Albemarle County from Northern Virginia. They quickly evacuated and watched helplessly as their neighbors house was burned to the ground. Thankfully, firefighters were able to contain the blaze. Only part of the Kirkpatrick's home was ruined.

The owners of the home that was destroyed are staying with relatives in Charlottesville at this time.

Fire officials say that the cause of the fire is not available at this time, though it appears to be accidental.

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__________________________________________________________October 30, 2009

A fire destroyed an Albemarle County home late Friday night. Crews from several departments responded after getting the call around 11 p.m. for a fire on Brownstone Lane in the Still Meadow subdivision.

Neighbors tell the Newsplex the house was fully involved, but no one was in the home when the fire started.

We will have more details on CBS19 News Saturday and on Newsplex.com.