Dog, 3 children safe after Walton County Fire Rescue responds to Ponce De Leon house fire

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PONCE De LEON — No injuries were reported after Walton County Fire Rescue crews responded to a house fire Monday with reports of children possibly inside.

Firefighters were dispatched to a home on K and M Farm Road in Ponce De Leon a 12:02 p.m. following a 911 call from a neighbor, according to a WCFR news release.

Walton County Fire Rescue crews responded to a home on K and M Farm Road in Ponce De Leon on Monday following a 911 call from a neighbor reporting a fire. The neighbor said the family’s dog and three small children were possibly still inside, but the dog was rescued and the children were found at a nearby home.
Walton County Fire Rescue crews responded to a home on K and M Farm Road in Ponce De Leon on Monday following a 911 call from a neighbor reporting a fire. The neighbor said the family’s dog and three small children were possibly still inside, but the dog was rescued and the children were found at a nearby home.

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The neighbor said the family’s dog and three young children were possibly still inside the home. Crews arrived to find flames engulfing the right side of the multi-level house. A search was conducted and no one was found inside, WCFR reported.

Family members later located the children at a friend’s house down the road. The neighbor was reportedly able to get the dog out of the home safely.

The blaze was extinguished in about 20 minutes, which prevented the fire from spreading to the rest of the home, according to WCFR.

“Getting a call like this is never easy,” WCFR Fire Chief Tracey Vause said in the release. “Knowing children could be trapped inside a burning home is one of the scariest thoughts as a firefighter. Fortunately, this crew worked quickly and thoroughly, ensuring everyone was safe and saving the home from being completely destroyed.”

The fire is believed to have been caused by an electrical problem. The American Red Cross was contacted to assist the family.

This article originally appeared on Northwest Florida Daily News: WCFR responds to Ponce De Leon house fire with reports of kids inside