Elderly couple saved from burning home in Eureka Township
A firefighter carries a fire hose as a parked car burns in the background at 10325 Stakes Road in Eureka Township Wednesday evening. — Daily News/Cory Smith
By Kelli Ameling and Cory Smith
EUREKA TOWNSHIP – An elderly couple has lost their home as a fire that started in their garage spread through the house and consumed the home in a matter of minutes.
The Greenville Department of Public Safety was dispatched to 10325 Stakes Road in Eureka Township at about 7:45 p.m. tonight after neighbors saw smoke and fire coming from the home and called 911.
The homeowners, 92-year-old Vern and Peggy Wheeler, 80, were rescued from their home just before the fire consumed the house.
“They almost didn’t make it out,” said Greg Ackley, a neighbor to the Wheelers.
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A firefighter sprays water onto a house engulfed in flames at 10325 Stakes Road in Eureka Township Wednesday evening. Daily News/Cory Smith
I would like to thank Greg Ackley for his bravery and courage in his rescue of my Uncle Vern & Aunt Peg. May God bless you each and every day.
Greg,
I’ve know you since I was in the 6th Grade. You’re family and we thank you for what you did for Grandma and Grandpa!! From all of the Matthews & Wheeler family thank you from the deepest depths of our hearts!