Monitor Editor
LAKE BUTLER— A woman escaped a Monday fire at her home by crawling through a window, according to Bradford County Fire Rescue Director Allen Parrish.
The two-alarm blaze gutted the wood-frame structure on Southwest 132nd Avenue, which is off State Road 100 near the Bradford-Union County line.
Parrish said when his department received the call, the home was already fully involved.
Five firefighters from Lawtey and Sampson City responded to the blaze, in addition to two administrative staff.
“We got water on it in 12 minutes which is pretty good for us,” Parrish said.
The director added that the cause of the blaze is under investigation, but he suspected a heater started the fire.
