APALACHICOLA — An early morning fire Thursday largely destroyed a two-story, wooden home built in 1910 on the historic north side of Apalachicola.
Emergency officials were alerted to the fire just after 5 a.m. EST. Apalachicola volunteer firefighter Mark Creamer said he passed the home, at 213 U.S. 98, on the way to the firehouse and could see the second floor was already burning.
Savannah Dykes watched the blaze Thursday as a cold drizzle fell early. She resided in an apartment on the second floor of the house with her daughter, Layla, and father, George Dykes. Her father and William Laine, who owns the 4,000-square-foot dwelling, escaped uninjured, but she wasn’t sure about the animals.
“I guess I’ll come back later and look for my cat,” she said.