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The incident occurred in Ridgefield at the home of Town Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman Robert Hendrick around 10:30 p.m., Thursday, March 21, on East Ridge Road.
According to Ridgefield Fire Chief Jerry Myers, firefights spent more than five hours at the scene battling the blaze across the street from East Ridge Middle School and had to return on Friday, March 22 for a flare-up.
Hendrick was home with his daughter at the time of the fire, Myers said a fire alarm alerted them to the fire and both escaped without injury,
One civilian received minor injuries and was treated at the scene. No firefighters were injured.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the Fire Marshal.
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