The cause of the fire Saturday night that destroyed a home has led Apple Valley by chance.
Split-level House, owned and occupied by James h. Bennett and Erica d. Bennett Apple Valley, commanding a total loss, Thompson said. The structure and content is valued at $ 225,000.
Since the time of the fire, Bennetts has been staying with relatives, Thompson said.
“We offer the help of the Red Cross to them but they refused,” he said. “We were told they were receiving help from relatives and friends in the region.”
In addition to destroying the home of Bennett, fire melt the vinyl siding on a neighbor’s House.