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Published June 06, 2009, 12:00 AM

Sake house fire


Flames jump from the roof of the attached two-car garage as it collapses.

  • Flames jump from the roof of the attached two-car garage as it collapses.
  • A muddied firefighter exits the house.
  • Ronald and Marian Sake's split-level house is located at 1808 Willow Drive.
  • Hudson Fire Chief Jim Frye directs the fire-fighting operation. EMS Chief Eric Christensen, behind, was also at the scene.
  • Firefighters spray foam on the fire, and have some of it rain down on them.
  • Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Dabruzzi mans a fire hose from the smoky backyard of the Sake home.
  • Firefighter Jay Penfield consults with Chief Jim Frye after fighting the fire from inside the structure.