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Elderly Couple Loses Home to Fire in Poteau

POTEAU (KFSM) — Several fire departments responded to a fire Sunday (Dec. 21) on Poteau Mountain Road around 11 a.m. Crews from Hartford, Heavner, Poteau ...
POTEAU FIRE

POTEAU (KFSM) — Several fire departments responded to a fire Sunday (Dec. 21) on Poteau Mountain Road around 11 a.m.

Crews from Hartford, Heavner, Poteau and Monroe say the house is a total loss.

Monroe Fire Chief Josh Blaylock said crews believe a wooden stove was the cause of the fire.

A family member tells 5NEWS an elderly couple lived in the home for more than 70 years, and they built the home themselves. The family also lost a truck that was consumed in the fire.

Neighbor Onor Roop says the couple was at church while the home was burning.

“It breaks my heart. They are good people. It’ll break your heart — they lost everything,” Roop said.

No one was injured in the fire.

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