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Volunteer firefighter battles fire at own home

The fire broke out in his garage and spread to the rest of the house; no one was hurt but the house was destroyed

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LAMAR CO., Texas — A Lamar County EMT and volunteer firefighter spent last night fighting a fire at his own home.

Fire officials tell us Shane McDowra and his two brothers were at home last night when a fire broke out in their garage, then quickly spread to the rest of the house.

It happened on the 100 block of County Road 35950 just around 7 Tuesday night. McDowra and crews were battling flames for nearly four hours. No one was hurt, but the home was destroyed.

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