When crews arrived, it was a working fire and they took a defensive attack. When this is initiated, the building is considered “uninhabitable and void of life.”
“A defensive fire attack is a firefighting strategy employed when the structure is considered too hazardous for firefighters to enter due to the amount of fire involvement and the structural stability is in question from fire damage. Large hose lines from the outside are deployed to stop the spread and extinguish the fire,” the post stated.
The fire was under control around 9:42 p.m.
No injuries were reported, and the house had “considerable” smoke and fire damage.
The cause of the fire and damage estimate are still being investigated and evaluated by Urbana Fire and the State of Ohio Fire Marshal’s Office.
The Urbana Fire Division as well as the American Red Cross and mutual aid from JSP, Mechanicsburg, Northeast Champaign County and West Liberty Fire responded to the fire.
The community has come together to help raise money for the Doleys family, whose house caught on fire, according to a GoFundMe spokesperson.
“Fortunately, they were away from their home that evening, hosting a bible study in Springfield so they are all safe,” the GoFundMe stated. “They have significant immediate needs due to medical equipment/supplies that were lost in the fire for some of the family members as well as obvious items such as clothes, etc.”
The GoFundMe has raised $17,649 as of Friday evening. Daniel Doleys, the husband and father of the family, is a pastor at Living Water Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Springfield and this effort was coordinated through the deacons of the church.
