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photo by Ben Hillyer
Natchez firefighters respond to a house fire at the intersection of White Apple Road and U.S. 61 South in south Adams County. Witnesses say the fire started near the utility room of the house and quickly spread to the remainder of the structure. According Jeffery Price, the son of the previous owner, the house was sold last week to be turned into a hunting camp. As the fire blazes in the attic, firefighter Anthony Moore works the fire from the room below.
South Adams County house destroyed by fire
Published Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Steve Trujillo was in a hurry to get to the hospital Tuesday afternoon. The owner of Auto Glass Services cut open his hand while installing glass in Woodville and was speeding up U.S. 61 to Natchez to get stitches.
All that was forgotten when Trujillo saw the billowing smoke coming from a house on White Apple Road. With a bleeding hand, Trujillo immediately turned off the highway to see if anyone was in the house.
"I wanted to make sure no one was hurt," Trujillo said. The glass installer immediately called 911 and then searched the property for any residents.
Fortunately no one was home. The previous owner, Bobbie Price, had recently moved from the house. According to her son, Jeffery, who was on the scene Tuesday, the house was sold last week and no one had been in the house for a couple of days.
Trujillo said that when he approached the house the fire appeared to have started near the house's utility room. When firefighters arrived, the fire had already spread to the main part of the house.
No one was injured in the fire and the cause of the blaze in under investigation.
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Posted by faithblessings (anonymous) on October 7, 2009 at 1:20 a.m. (Suggest removal)
ummm!!!!
Posted by allaboutu (anonymous) on October 7, 2009 at 4:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Go steve! A great hero in my eyes, to stop and check to see if anyone was in there all the while needing to go to the hospital his self. What a great man.
Posted by generoberts (anonymous) on October 7, 2009 at 8:03 a.m. (Suggest removal)
crack house........?
Posted by ntznative (anonymous) on October 7, 2009 at 8:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Gene, crack house?...read it..."According to her son, Jeffery, who was on the scene Tuesday, the house was sold last week and no one had been in the house for a couple of days."
Posted by lynnhin4 (anonymous) on October 7, 2009 at 9:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)
OMG..... I looked at buying that home my self for my family just a month ago...This house belonged to a little old lady unable to care for it now and is in a home for the elderly. CRACK HOUSE???? Why do people always jump the gun??? This would have made a very nice place for someone (us) that had a husband to help care for it and the large yard.... SAD:{ My Prayers go out to the Price Family and to the new couple that just purchased it... A home of many memories is now gone:{
Posted by lynnhin4 (anonymous) on October 7, 2009 at 9:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)
And to STEVE...."GREAT JOB".... God will Bless you for all you have done...Thinking of others before yourself:}
Posted by consider_reason (anonymous) on October 7, 2009 at 9:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I knew a time when Steve would have passed by, he has had some troubles that might have kept a lesser person down for good.
Now he has a business and is stopping to help while bleeding?
Good for you Steve, hope you got stitched up in time!
Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on October 7, 2009 at 10:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)
According to the paper edition, the house was purchased to use for a hunting camp. Don't know why it wasn't written in the same way here.
Posted by BHillyer (Ben Hillyer) on October 7, 2009 at 11:26 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The paper edition had the hunting camp reference in the photo cutline. I will add it to the cutlines in the photo online. Thanks.
Posted by LilyB (anonymous) on October 7, 2009 at 11:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)
It was a great house and would have been a wonderful place to raise kids. No way on earth it was a crack house. It's very sad. The Price family is very upset with what has happened for the people who bought the house and what was once their family home is now gone. Many thanks to Steve Trujillo for calling the fire dept.
Posted by Krogers (anonymous) on October 7, 2009 at 1:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)
it's amazing how fast a house will become engulfed in flames,
glad no one was hurt
good try on Trujillio's part to stop and render aid....he's a good man
Posted by rperez (anonymous) on October 7, 2009 at 6:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)
For the crack head who called a vacant house a crack house GET A LIFE! Steve is a great person he did not have to stop by but he did and thank god no one was hurt due to the fire!
Posted by stephen_trujillo (anonymous) on October 7, 2009 at 6:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This is Steve Trujillo, i was doing what i would like to think anyone in my position would have done , i did'nt really think about it i was worried about the little lady that i thought was in the house , i was scared for her , and no it was not a crack house, being a recovering drug addict now for 34 months i know what a crack house looks like this was i very nice little house and i would have been proud to have owned it . my regards go out to the family who lost out because of the fire ,just wish i could have done more !!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by stephen_trujillo (anonymous) on October 7, 2009 at 7:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
p.s. i also got the whole fire on video , it took less than 20 mins. to consume the entire house ,wow it was so quick , thank GOD no one was in there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you all for what you wrote about me it was so nice to here those kind words!!!!!!
Posted by kenprice (anonymous) on October 7, 2009 at 7:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Steve I Would like to thank you for your unselfish act.I wish our area had more people like you who think about others. As far as this being a crack house,my family bought the house in 1964 and had belonged to us up until friday.My brother, sister and I are heartbroken by this event.We all wanted the new owner to breathe new life back into the place and hopefully this will not deter him.Thank you also to our firefighters who saved the house from a complete loss.
Posted by flower69 (anonymous) on October 7, 2009 at 7:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)
For the crack head who made a comment about the burning house you need to really look at yourself in the mirror. It takes a really good hearted human being to do what Steve did and I thank God that no one got hurt. I don't see you doing anything but judging others that are doing good. My prayers goes to the family that just bought the house because the house is now a total lose. I agree w/RPerez "Get a life,Generoberts!!!" and Steve to me you are a blessing to our community. We need more kind hearted people like you.....God bless you!!!!
Posted by joeyswish (anonymous) on October 7, 2009 at 9:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I have known Steve most of my life. He has always been a sweet heart. I am glad you got your life together Steve. Hope your hand is okay. Great to hear you are still around in the area. Tell your mom hello for me. And seriously, some of you people on here just really need to get a life. I bet y'all are some miserable people to be around. OMG, the drama.
Julie Pecanty Perry
Posted by tdr (anonymous) on October 7, 2009 at 10:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)
GREAT JOB STEVE! PROUD TO KNOW YOU ARE CLEAN!
THAT'S A BIG PART OF RECOVERY, NOT THINKING ABOUT
YOURSELF AND GIVING TO OTHERS! CONGRATS!
Posted by time4change (anonymous) on October 8, 2009 at 9:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I'm thankful that Bobbie wasn't in the house. Where will she live now?
Posted by BHillyer (Ben Hillyer) on October 8, 2009 at 12:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
A part of Steve's video is now online at the following link:
http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/weblogs/t...
Posted by Ritchie_Trujillo (anonymous) on October 10, 2009 at 2:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
That My Uncle he did a great job.God will bless him for that.
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