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Smoke rises from the roof of a mobile home Monday morning on Moose Hill Road in Norway. The chimney fire forced two occupants from the home. Chuck Blaquiere photo
NORWAY A fire in a chimney spread to the roof and damaged a mobile home Monday morning at 37 Moose Hill Road.The report of a structure fire came at 9:56 a.m. When firefighters arrived at the home off Route 117, smoke was visible from the roof.
The fire started in the chimney attached to the wood stove and spread to the roof. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, Norway Fire Chief Dennis Yates said.
The coronavirus pandemic, protests over the police killing of George Floyd, the Blue Ridge fire, lockdowns, and the closing of schools rocked the Chino Valley and the rest of the nation during this extraordinary year.
The devastation was matched by the goodness of residents who helped school children cope with social isolation, collected food and items for those hit hardest by the pandemic, and rallied around frontline healthcare workers.
Barely had the year begun when the coronavirus pandemic originating in Wuhan, China spread across the globe resulting in 334,000 deaths in the United States by the end of the year.
There were 11 deaths in Chino Hills and 70 in Chino, with 26 of those at the California Institution for Men in Chino and one at the California Institution for Women.
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NORWAY A carbon monoxide leak from a malfunctioning furnace at a Norway home sent one resident to the hospital Tuesday morning.
The carbon monoxide detector at 139 Eddie Kahkonen Road sounded between 11:30 p.m. and midnight Monday, according to Chief Dennis Yates of the Norway Fire Department.
The homeowner turned off the furnace and opened the windows to increase circulation, but did not call the fire station to report the incident, according to Yates.
“They did everything right, except not calling us,” Yates said. “It may only be a faulty battery, but that’s OK. That’s what we’re here for.”