Quick thinking, fire crews turn tables on blaze

SAGLE — A homeowner near Gamlin Lake managed to turn the tables on a structure fire on Sunday by simply shutting a bedroom door.

“Shutting the door to the bedroom saved his whole house from burning down in my opinion,” said Sagle & Sandpoint Fire Capt. Reny Hansen.

Fire crews from the joint department were summoned to the 200 block of Glengary Bay Road shortly after 11 a.m. on Sunday.

The homeowner faced a lengthened response time due to treacherous road conditions. In the best conditions, it takes about 20 minutes to reach the site of the fire.

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