- Date
- 2018-06-14
- Kind
- Fire
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- firedisastercommunityemergency-services
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In June 2018, a house in the Fox Lake/West Side Drive area burned. The homeowner later reported that the occupants and dog escaped without injury, that no firefighters were hurt, and that the house was a total loss. She also described the response from island firefighters and neighbors.
Evidence limits
The occurrence and personal impact are based on contemporaneous forum reports, including a first-person homeowner account. The archive does not establish the fire’s cause, property identity beyond the local name, damage valuation, or official incident findings.
Sources
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Sources
- Initial posts identified a fire at the property known as Marvelous Marv’s; homeowner Pam Smith later said she, Dave Smith, their daughter, and dog escaped without injury, that no firefighters were hurt, and that the building was a total loss. Her first-person account thanks the responding firefighters and neighbors. The archive does not contain a fire-department incident report, cause determination, or insurance record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 13 · t013182
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Fox Lake-area house fire destroys a home, 2018”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-marvelous-marv-house-fire-2018/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Fire- Fox Lake Area,” June 14–28, 2018..
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