Family escapes house blaze

(CNS): Police said Friday afternoon that three adults and two children managed to escape what appears to be a serious house fire in Savannah this afternoon. Enquiries are underway into how the structural blaze, which was reported to the emergency services at 2:53pm, started. The fire was at a home in Butterfly Circle off Hirst Road, in Savannah. The five occupants of the property, including the children, were all inside the house at the time but managed to get out unharmed. According to a police spokesperson, the entire house was engulfed in smoke and the full extent of the damage or cause of fire are not yet known.

Fire Units, including fire investigators, uniformed officers, medic units and CID personnel, are still at the scene, the RCIPS stated at around 4:30pm on Friday.