Calls of a structure fire Saturday evening saw several fire engines rush out Eagle Point where a home belonging to a family of five was later destroyed in the flames.
While no one was hurt, the family returned to their home on Leafwood Drive Sunday to see if anything could be salvaged. According to Drew Waits, the father, it wasn’t promising.
“For the most part it’s a total loss,” he said.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation but Drew and his Mandy says they and their three boys left to go have dinner in Medford that evening. It wasn’t until they received a phone call, that they found out their home was up in flames.
According to Jackson County Fire District 3, the home is located in a rural part of the area. Crews were able to prevent the fire from spreading to other homes but the defensible space that was built around it was the main factor in keeping the fire where it was.