VIDEO: A home on Meadow Ridge Drive in Tuscaloosa caught on fire Monday morning.
Martin Hasse lived next door to the home and was woken up by a neighbor and the fire department.
“Suddenly there was a lot of banging on my bedroom windows,” he said.
Hasse said he had no idea what the commotion was until he stepped outside and saw the damage. The neighbor’s house was completely destroyed despite efforts from the Tuscaloosa and Duncanville fire departments. The fire also touched part of Hasse’s home, melting part of the siding. “I was more in a state of shock. I grabbed the hose over here and started to spray the side of it down,” said Hasse.
The man who lost his house was not home at the time of the fire.
According to Holly Whigham, the Education Coordinator for the Tuscaloosa Fire Department, there is no clear answer as to what started the fire.