Jacksonville, Fl — A man and his two kids were able to escape a house fire early this morning in the eTown area, just south of Atlantic Coast High School.
It’s believed the fire started as a result of an overheated lithium battery in a golf cart that was plugged into the garage. The man in the home said he woke up when he heard the batteries explode.
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The home is in the Nobel Community off Fulcrum Avenue, off the East Beltway. JFRD says surrounding homes sustained heat damage.
The family is now staying with other relatives.
At this time, 1-800-BOARDUP is at the scene stabilizing the home.
You can help the family recover after their house fire by going to their gofundme page.
This is a developing story, refresh for updates.
Sunrise shot of eTown home that burned early this morning. Family of 4 not injured. @PrincessJhaneTV @WOKVNews @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/3rLnIMBnlo
— Rich Jones (@RichJonesJax) June 21, 2023
Another video of E-Town house fire. Neighbor says the wife who was at work saw on door camera and called her sleeping husband. @PrincessJhaneTV @WOKVNews @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/6QhDBWjVxi
— Rich Jones (@RichJonesJax) June 21, 2023
Dramatic video of house fire in E-Town. @PrincessJhaneTV is gathering new info this morning. Family made it our safe. @THEJFRD investigating. Updates on @WOKVNews and @ActionNewsJax. pic.twitter.com/38pUn0ojWb
— Rich Jones (@RichJonesJax) June 21, 2023
Crews are working a residential structure fire in the 10100 block of Fulcrum Ave.
— THEJFRD (@THEJFRD) June 21, 2023
