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STAFF fMOTOS BY f*IC CARLSON CALABASH volunteer firefighter Willie Stanley consoles his sister Myrtle Bellamy and her husband Willie Bellamy in the hack yard of their Shingletree Acres home after it was destroyed by an electrical fire Tuesday morning. FIREFIGHTERS from three lo cal volunteer departments battle the fire that gutted a double-wide mobile home in Shingletree Acres Tuesday morning. No one was in jured in the blaze. Family Loses Shingletree Home To Tuesday Morning Electrical Fire BY ERIC CARLSON Willie and Myrtle Bellamy could not understand why, for the past three months, their 5-year-old dau ghter Whitney refused to sleep in the back bedroom of their double-wide mobile home on Maple Street in Shingletree Acres. She had outgrown her old crib, but for some reason Whitney had gone back to sleeping there instead. Tuesday morning, as the Bel lamy's watched their home con sumed by a fire that started in a wall of that unused bedroom, they won dered if Whitney's reluctance was mere coincidence. "Thank God she wasn't asleep in there. Thank God no one was hurt," Bellamy said as firefighters from three local departments fought to control the blaze. Although the fire was largely con tained to the structure's interior, it gutted the inside of the Bellamy home and destroyed its contents, Brunswick County Fire Marshall Cecil Logan said. Willie was at work that morning. Whitney was at Union Primary School. Myrtle and their oldest son Lee Stanley were inside when she thought she smelled smoke. The night before Myrtle had been puzzled by the smell of what seemed like melted wiring. But they unable to determine the source, Logan said. Then at about 8:45 a.m., Myrtle noticed smoke coming from the ceil ing where it joined the wall of Whitney's unused bedroom. She said she asked her son lo hang up the phone and dialed 91 1. Firefighters from Calabash VFD arrived a short time later. Finding the structure "fully involved" in flames, first responders immediate!, called for back-up manpower and r, r: r: t: r; r: K r; K r: rJ cj Happy First Birthday!! S Easton O'Neil Varnum Ji We Love You t] Very Much! Jj Daddy, Mommy & Hunter Full Of Joy Pre-Christmas Sale Great Selection! 1 5% OFF all merchandise except girls pants Reg. 84.98 Now $2.50 (December 7-13) Register Jor five $10 g\ft certificates Drawing December 1 9 th (Do not have to be present to win) Toddler's pant sets, girls' fleece and casual sets, ladles' skirt or pant sets, blouses, sweats, slacks, sweaters, dresses Sizes S-M-L, XL to 3XL K&D MFG CLOTHING OUTLET Mon.-Sat. 10 am-4 pm 430 Mulberry St. Shallotte 754-2260 'i equipment ' from the Sunset Beach and Ocean Isle Beach volunteer fire departments. In all, about 20 fire fighters responded, Logan said. "They all did a real good job of containing it," said Io)gan. "When I first got there, I was afraid it might get away, but they got it under con trol." While some kept hoses raining water through the home's rear door and windows, other firefighters with axes knocked holes in the side of the structure to gain access to other hot spots. The blaze briefly threatened to break through the roof as smoke began pouring from beneath its eaves. But volunteers were able to contain the fire long enough to knock down the flames. Neighbors and firefighters did their best to comfort family mem bers as they watched helplessly from the back yard. Willie Bellamy said it was the second time he has watched a family home burn. Both fires were in December, he said. His mother and father lost their house in Supply shortly after Bellamy returned from the military for Christmas in 1977. "I don't understand. But God knows best," Bellamy said. "He on ly lets us borrow these things." Logan said the home was a tptal loss, valued at between $50,000 and S60.000. The fire appeared to have been caused by faulty wiring in the wall between a clothes dryer and Whitney Bellamy's bedroom, he said. The Bellamys were insured and have relatives living nearby. Myrtle said the family planned to stay with her sister Tuesday night. ?36 Month To on ?Fret 24 Hour RftHftMt AmKmo ' OftNtwVMdM ou * III v V 6.9?/o mm EMM *Jk'A' rft'u HI 4 ::??>' V u Air Bd ^?HSf '94 CI gal rLjf Cn'Wl . -.f : * % ' ISIS1 \Pi k ^ '/i i *??*/// 1 1 1 Mates Mo 'hoocr, U MS a?TWw? '92 Chevy Pickup Ext. Cab, 4x4, Sportside, 2067A Local Trade! '94 Chevy Caprice Sedan V-8, Loaded! P102 $1 7,994 '90 Lincoln Town Car Leather, Loaded, Luxury, 1953A $1 4,990 '94 Chevy Beretta Z-26 Like New, Low, Low miles. P112 ?15,494 '91 Chevy 1500 Pickup Scotsdale, 4x4. 2058A ?11,991 '94 Chevy S-10 Pickup '93 Pontiac Grand Prix SE '91 Chevy Caprice Classic Low Miles, Air. AM/FM Cassette, P110 V- 6, Coupe, Auto, Air. P1904B1 Local Trade, Real Nice. P91 A *1 0,994 *11,993 *9,991 '94 Olds Cutlass Clera 3 To Choose! Starting *12 ,994 '94 Pontiac Sunbird Auto, Air. Nice, P114 ?10,494
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