Just a week after the d’Ornano family moved from Virginia to their new home at 14713 Pierce Road in Birchwood, their house burned down.
No injuries were reported, according to Amy Maxwell of Hamilton County Emergency Services.
The family had just moved into their new house last week on the property owned by one of the parents’ brothers. The brother, Matt Malone, was working on the 170-acre property when he saw signs of a fire.
He called 911 and tried to put the flames out with fire extinguishers and a water hose, but was unsuccessful. Several fire departments then responded to the scene.
Because of windy conditions, the fire was difficult to contain and spread quickly, Maxwell said. Firefighters had to resort to a “defensive attack” to keep the fire from spreading to the ground, which was covered in dry hay.