Video Package Script – Oak Tree Heights House Fire

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Anchor on camera reading lead-in.	A FAMILY WAS LEFT HOMELESS BUT MIRACULOUSLY ALIVE AFTER A HOUSE FIRE STARTED EARLY IN THE MORNING IN BOSTON'S OAK TREE HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD.THE FIRE THAT SWEPT THROUGH A HOME IN BOSTON'S OAK TREE HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD EARLY IN THE MORNING LEFT THE FAMILY HOMELESS BUT MIRACULOUSLY ALIVE. THE FIRE STARTED AT THE HENDERSON FAMILY'S HOME ON MONDAY. LIBERTY NEWS REPORTER, ALLISON COPELAND HAS THE DETAILS.
Video footage of fire trucks at the scene, burned house exterior, fire crews working. Reporter voice-over.	FIRE BROKE OUT APPROXIMATELY 4:55 A.M. IN THE BASEMENT OF THE HENDERSON HOME. AN ELECTRICAL FAULT WITH A CLOTHES DRYER IS TO BLAME, INVESTIGATORS SAY. FIRE CREWS QUICKLY ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE BLAZE IN APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS. THE HENDERSON FAMILY – JAMES, HIS WIFE JENNIE, AND THEIR 15-YEAR-OLD SON CHARLIE – ESCAPED WITH NO INJURY.
Sound bite from Fire Chief Rick Ramirez, recorded on scene or in interview setting.	“THE HOME HAD FIVE SMOKE ALARMS, BUT NONE OF THESE WORKED PROPERLY. THIS IS A REMINDER TO EVERYONE TO CHECK YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS REGULARLY, IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.” CHECK AND TEST SMOKE DETECTORS REGULARLY, TO ENSURE THEY FUNCTION CORRECTLY.
Video footage of the burned home exterior, family photos (if available), neighborhood. Reporter voice-over.	THE FAMILY LOST EVERYTHING IN THE FIRE – INCLUDING PERSONAL ITEMS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND THEIR BELOVED DOG, JACKIE, WHO STILL IS MISSING. THE HENDERSONS ARE THE LOCALS AT THE BAKERY, BAKING BOSTON. A “GO FUND ME” PAGE HAS BEEN CREATED TO ASSIST THEM IN REBUILDING.
Reporter on camera wrapping up story.	THE HENDERSON FAMILY IS CURRENTLY STAYING AT RELATIVES' HOME AS THEY WORK OUT THEIR NEXT STEPS. THIS IS ALLISON COPELAND REPORTING FROM OAK TREE HEIGHTS, LIBERTY NEWS.