SA Country Fire Service

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Murray Bridge House Fire

08/06/2014

Just before 400pm this afternoon firefighters from the Country Fire Service and the Metropolitan Fire Service were responded to reports of a structure fire at Murray Bridge East.

On arrival to the Myrtle Avenue home crews found the house fully ablaze and took approximately 45mins to control the fire.

Despite the best efforts of firefighters the fibre cement clad home was fully destroyed.

No one was home at the time the fire started, damage has been set at approximately $180 000. The cause of the fire has not been determined and believed to not be suspicious, Fire Cause Investigators from MFS and SA Police have been requested to attended.

SA Ambulance and Local SA Police also attended.

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