<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2aYOFV_1Gx9YrDy00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2aYOFV_1Gx9YrDy00" width="891" height="500" ></figure>A fire on Nov. 8 damaged two docks, two boats and two personal watercraft near channel marker R-39 along the Roanoke River section of Smith Mountain Lake on Juniper Road in Hardy. The fire was reported around 4 p.m. No injuries were reported.“My first lieutenant arrived and saw the dock was on fire,” said Lee Powell, chief of the Burnt Chimney Volunteer Fire Department. “When the first engine arrived, we thought we'd attack it from the ground while the fireboats fought from the water.”Firefighters worked from both land and water to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading to other nearby structures and vegetation.“It could have turned into a brush fire, but we stopped it,” Powell said.Powell credited the fireboats with providing a critical water supply during the response.“SML fireboats played a vital role in getting water supply. Without them, it would have been a very large task,” he said. “With the fireboats there being able to supply water to engines, it helps out a lot. They are a good, vital service.”Responding agencies included the Burnt Chimney Volunteer Fire Department, Hardy Volunteer Fire Company, Scruggs Volunteer Fire &amp; Rescue, Smith Mountain Lake Marine Fire Rescue and Franklin County Fire &amp; EMS.Powell said he suspects the fire may have been electrical in origin, although the official cause has not been determined by the fire marshal. An official damage estimate was not available.Powell encouraged dock owners who do not use their docks during the winter months to consider shutting off electricity at the breakers as a precaution.He also noted that although dry conditions remain a concern in the region, he does not believe they contributed to the fire.“It still is awful dry, but I don't think the dry weather had anything to do with this fire,” Powell said.The fire remains under investigation.</div></body>

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A fire on Nov. 8 damaged two docks, two boats and two personal watercraft near channel marker R-39 along the Roanoke River section of Smith Mountain Lake on Juniper Road in Hardy. The fire was reported around 4 p.m. No injuries were reported. “My first lieutenant arrived and saw the...

Fire damages docks, multiple watercraft at Smith Mountain Lake

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A fire on Nov. 8 damaged two docks, two boats and two personal watercraft near channel marker R-39 along the Roanoke River section of Smith Mountain Lake o

Fire damages docks, multiple watercraft at Smith Mountain Lake

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