Local fire departments responded in the blustering cold Monday afternoon to a house fire on the 300 block of Central Avenue in Bluffton. 

A group of firemen watch team members target the flames on the second floor of the house.
Seth Bennett and Triston Niblick man the hose from the side of the building

Monday’s fire at 315 W Central Ave. in Bluffton was reported at 1:32 p.m. Pictured, firefighters attack the flames from above and either side of the building. Due to the freezing cold temperatures, the water running off quickly froze, as shown with the frozen icicles on the grill and ladder in the front yard. 

On their day off from school, Mason Olivaris, kneeling in the photo at right, and Carter Conley, shown ladeling from a pot, served hot chocolate to first responders in the cold. Kristan Conley helped the boys. (Photos by Holly Gaskill)

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