MANAKIN-SABOT, Va. (AP) - A family of five lost their newly renovated home in Virginia when a fire burned the structure to the ground just before Christmas.
Bill Mackay is chief of Goochland County Fire-Rescue. He tells the Richmond Times-Dispatch that the fire was reported early Saturday by a neighbor who saw the 2½-story, 7,400-square-foot brick house on fire.
MacKay says firefighters from several counties battled the blaze for hours. No one was home and there were no injuries.
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A photo at the scene shows three pillars standing amid rubble.
Damage is estimated at $2 million. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
A friend tells the Times-Dispatch that the family of a husband, wife, and three daughters spent most of the year renovating the home and were to move in next month.
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