Fire ravaged a home Monday afternoon in Liberty-Eylau as Bowie County volunteer firefighters launched a counterattack to stop the fast-moving flames.

“Most of the fire spread fast after it got into the attic for some reason,” said Chief Bennie Cornelius of the Liberty-Eylau Volunteer Fire Department.

The fire at 5012 Eylau Loop Road was dispatched to the department at 4:57 p.m. after Keia Belin called 911 to report her house was on fire.

Wake Village and Redwater volunteer fire departments were sent to the scene after the ferocity of the fire had been det...

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