Fire forces family from Golden Gate home

A firefighter works on scene Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 at a house on 42nd Street SW in Golden Gate, Fla. Firefighters from Golden Gate and Naples responded to a kitchen fire after 7 p.m. that was contained in that location. Part of the attic was affected as well according to Golden Gate Fire Depatrment Battalion Chief Andy Krajewski. The home is currently uninhabitable because of smoke damage throughout the entire edifice.

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A firefighter works on scene Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 at a house on 42nd Street SW in Golden Gate, Fla. Firefighters from Golden Gate and Naples responded to a kitchen fire after 7 p.m. that was contained in that location. Part of the attic was affected as well according to Golden Gate Fire Depatrment Battalion Chief Andy Krajewski. The home is currently uninhabitable because of smoke damage throughout the entire edifice.

House fire in Golden Gate

GOLDEN GATE — A Golden Gate family was displaced Thursday night after a fire started in their kitchen.

A couple at 1900 42nd St. S.W. returned home around 7 p.m. and found black smoke coming from the home, said Golden Gate fire Batallion Chief Andy Krajewski. No one was home at the time of the fire, and the cause remains under investigation.

Firefighters were able to contain the fire in the kitchen but there was smoke damage throughout the house, Krajewski said.

Red Cross workers showed up around 8:30 p.m. to help the family.

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