UPDATE | $800,000 in damage to 3 homes in Slaughter Beach fire
October 30, 2019/
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Firefighters from Sussex and Kent County are on the scene of a multiple home fire in Slaughter Beach. The call came in at 2:24pm and within a half hour three homes were involved and the tanker strike team called in. Firefighters from Memorial Volunteer Fire Company were assisted by about a dozen area fire companies from Sussex and Kent Counties.
Deputy fire marshals investigated and determined that the fire was accidental and caused by a house generator on the exterior of the home. Damage is estimated at $800,000.
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