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Fire destroys Lower Keys home

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Monroe County Fire Rescue Firefighter Michael Summers and Lt. Dany Ribot train their hoses on a Bay Point house as it burns to the ground Thursday morning, Jan. 26.
Monroe County Fire Rescue Firefighter Michael Summers and Lt. Dany Ribot train their hoses on a Bay Point house as it burns to the ground Thursday morning, Jan. 26. Photo by Monroe County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Charles Mather

Monroe County Fire Rescue firefighters battled a blaze in the Lower Keys Bay Point subdivision late Thursday morning.

No one was injured in the fire, but the house, located off mile marker 15, was totaled by the flames, said Cammy Clark, public information officer for the county. No one was in the house when the fire started, Clark said.

Chief James Callahan praised his firefighters’ for not letting the fire spread to other homes.

“The first company arrived, station 10 out of Sugarloaf, and the house was completely involved from top to bottom and side to side,” Callahan said. “Our firefighters went into defensive mode and did a good job to contain the fire to the house and not let it spread.”

Monroe County Fire Rescues stations 9 and 13 and Tanker 13 also responded, as well as Naval Air Station Key West’s fire department and the Key West Fire Department also assisted, Clark said.

The residence to the left of the fire suffered slight damage to a shed and the house to the right was unaffected, Callahan said.

The Fire Marshal was on scene and is investigating the cause of the blaze.

This story was originally published January 26, 2017 at 3:55 PM with the headline "Fire destroys Lower Keys home."