Stuart man burned in house fire Friday
A Stuart man was injured in a Friday night fire that damaged his home, according to reports from Steve Allen, emergency management coordinator, and Stuart Fire Chief Buddy Dollarhite.
Johnny McAdams of Salem Highway was starting a fire in a fireplace around 9 p.m. when it "flashed up on him," Allen said.
McAdams suffered second-degree burns to both hands. He was transported to Pioneer Community Hospital by the J.E.B. Stuart Rescue Squad and was later transferred to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.
McAdams' wife and three children were also at home when the fire started but were not injured.
Dollarhite said the fire damage was confined to one section of the brick house on Rt. 8 south (Salem Highway).
The Stuart Fire Department responded with three trucks and 12 firemen and the CCDF Fire Department responded with three trucks and six firemen, Allen and Dollarhite said. The CCDF Rescue Squad and the J.E.B. Stuart Rescue Squad also responded.