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Britney Haynes House Fire 9/15/10
ugot2bekidinmeny:
This is really sad sad news :'(
Home / News / Arkansas / 'Big Brother' contestant's Hillcrest home burns
By Gavin Lesnick
"Big Brother" cast photo of Britney Haynes
LITTLE ROCK — The Hillcrest home of a contestant on the CBS reality show "Big Brother" was destroyed early Wednesday, the same day she is to appear on the program's live finale.
Laura Grisham said her son, Nick Grisham, was awakened by the blaze at the home on the corner of Van Buren Street and Lee Avenue. Nick Grisham, who made it out without injury, is the fiance of Britney Haynes, the 23-year-old woman eliminated from winning the reality competition in last week's episode. She is slated to vote for the show's winner in tonight's finale.
Laura Grisham said the couple picked out the home and that her son helped move Haynes' belongings into the residence in July after she left to appear on "Big Brother," where she is sequestered from the outside world.
Nick Grisham called the producers to let them know about the fire, Laura Grisham said.
"He told them what happened and they agreed they wouldn't say anything to Britney," Laura Grisham said. "She can't do anything. The final show is tonight and it's live. There's no sense in her knowing."
Nick Grisham went back inside to rescue the couple's two dogs and family members have been able to salvage some possessions, Laura Grisham said. She said her son will fly to Los Angeles later Wednesday to meet Haynes after she show.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, authorities said. Laura Grisham said her son had been grilling and it's believed that somehow sparked the blaze.
The house was fully involved when crews arrived about 1:30 a.m., said Little Rock Fire Department Capt. Randy Hickmon. It took about an hour-and-a-half to get the fire under control.
The fire did not appear suspicious early-on, Hickmon said.
"But in the daylight hours and then you start interviewing people, that might change," he said. "But we don't have any reason to believe it would be (suspicious)."
A complete damage estimate has not been completed, but Hickmon said the house is believed to be a total loss.
This article was published today at 9:08 a.m.
This article was originally published at 7:11 a.m.
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2010/sep/15/hillcrest-house-destroyed-morning-fire/#comments
RealityFreakWill:
BREAKING NEWS:
Britney and Nick's house got caught on fire early this morning...
Link to the news on the fire:
http://www.katv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13156513
The latest on the news:
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2010/sep/15/hillcrest-house-destroyed-morning-fire/?latest
pledge:
Poor Britney and Nick.......Very sad :'(
Good thing though, Nick and the two dogs made it out safely : )
Thanks for the article Ugot
ugot2bekidinmeny:
just checked my twitter and this was there
Annie_BB12 sitting next to britneys mom on the plane!
about 19 hours ago via web
ugot2bekidinmeny:
this was added in the article after i posted the original News paper article.
He's concerned about how Haynes will react to the news, Laura Grisham said.
"He hasn't seen her in three months and he's afraid she's going to be mad," Laura Grisham said. "I said 'you don't understand son, you are lucky to be alive, especially after going back in two more times to get the dogs out.'"
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