ABERDEEN â The Aberdeen Fire Department responded to a house fire Tuesday at 1005 S Meridian St. prompted by a downed limb from a severe weather system.
âWhen the wind and rain was coming through, a limb fell out a tree behind the house and hit the power line that was going to a weatherhead. It knocked the weatherhead loose and shorted out the wiring and started right there and went into the attic,â said Aberdeen Fire Chief Fred Hodges.
The occupant, Rhonda Johnson, made it out of the house safely, and there were no injuries. The home is owned by Roger Pace, according to Hodges. He said the home can be repaired.