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Firefighter's home burns in Barboursville

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  • Family escapes fire in East Bank

    Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:18 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:18:28 GMT
    Three people were inside this burning home but managed to get out safely.
    Firefighters are battling a massive fire in East Bank in Kanawha County. A house on Walnut Street went up in flames around 5:15 a.m. Firefighters said two people were home at the time but managed to
    Three escape massive fire in a home on Walnut Street in Kanawha County

The home of a Barboursville firefighter went up in flames last night just after midnight today.

Ernie Sansom owns the rental house on Depot Street and said he got a call saying the house was on fire.

Firefighters knocked the fire down to keep it from spreading to a nearby car dealership.

The homeowner said it could have been worse, but firefighters acted quickly.

There was no word on what started the fire.