County VFDs battle structure fire near Arbala

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  • Smoke engulfs a garage on FM 1567/ Courtesy Arbala Station
    Smoke engulfs a garage on FM 1567/ Courtesy Arbala Station
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A structure fire on Farm Road 1567 drew response from County VFDs yesterday. 

At approximately 12:29 p.m., a caller reported a structure fire in the 7000 block of FM 1567 East, according to 911 call logs. Departments received the tone at 12:33 p.m. and Station 17 (Arbala) arrived by 12:41 p.m. and was joined by Station 20 (County) Station 12 (Brinker) and Station 2 (Como), call logs said.

Stations reported heavy fire showing from the garage side of the structure. 

"We knocked it down quickly and moved interior for fire extension," Arbala station's Christy Fairchild said. "We gained complete control and kept the fire from spreading throughout the house." 

The call was reported cleared at 2:31 p.m., according to 911 call logs.