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    Generator fire destroys home

    Posted on September 8, 2023

    Surrounded by broken pines and oak trees that mostly spared the residence, Jimmy and Tambra Blankenship’s home was consumed by a fire ignited by a generator on a porch while power crews worked on electrical lines nearby. (Photo by Eric Biron, BrightLine AV)

    Dozens of electric power line crews lined the road, attempting to restore power to the hard-hit neighborhood with thousands of trees knocked down by Hurricane Idalia. Suddenly, a generator on a porch burst into flames that quickly spread, destroying Jimmy and Tambra Blankenship’s home on Green Farm Road Wednesday morning.

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