Mathews Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire at 3:30 a.m. Saturday at this home on Ewellville Lane at Dutton. Fire Chief Ronnie Lewis said he lives close by and arrived first on the scene to find the singlewide trailer fully engulfed in flames. There was no one home at the time, but a puppy perished in the fire. The occupants, a mother and child, are now living with relatives. Lewis said it was a suspicious fire that is under investigation. Three engines, a tanker, and a rescue truck were on the scene, along with 25 firefighters.
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