Video>>> A house fire in Hamburg Tuesday night resulted in an estimated $50,000 in damage. Murl Dovel’s rental property at 1501 Park Street caught fire around 9:30. Kim and Chris Copeland are renting the property. There were no injuries.
By the time fire crews arrived, flames had reached the attic above the kitchen. The majority of the damage to the house was heat and water damage in the kitchen, attic and porch. Some belongings were salvaged.
Hamburg Fire Chief Dan Sturm reported that the source of the fire was a shorted out electrical box on the porch outside the kitchen.
Students and teachers were evacuated from Fremont-Mills Tuesday afternoon following a bomb threat. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Department and the Tabor Police Department responded to the threat at 2:35 p.m.
Kids at the Hamburg Rescue Pancake Feed had fun investigating the fire trucks on Saturday night.