Fire damages three campers
Photo by Jeff Cherry
by Larry S. Chowning
On Sunday, July 18, at 7 a.m., a fire at Grey’s Point Camp at Topping caused about $70,000 worth of damage to three campers and sent one person to the hospital, said Hartfield Volunteer Fire Department chief Alan Blake.
A 27-year old man had burns on his arms and legs and was airlifted to a Richmond hospital in a Life EVAC III helicopter.
The fire burned one camper to the ground, burned a canopy off another camper, and scorched another camper, said Blake. The cause of the fire is unknown.
According to eyewitness and photographer Jeff Cherry, a dog died in the blaze.
The Hartfield Volunteer Fire Department, Lower Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department of Deltaville and Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad of Deltaville all responded to the fire.