House burns in Pinnacle community

A fire in the Pinnacle Country Club gated community Tuesday night caused an estimated $1.5 million in damages, officials said.

A smoke detector woke a sleeping resident and a neighbor called firefighters after the family of four ran across the street, said Fire Chief Tom Jenkins.

The roof was in flames when firefighters arrived at 12 Pinnacle Drive.

Firefighters spent most of the night checking for hot spots and salvaging belongings from the home, Jenkins said. The first 911 call was at 8:50 p.m. Off-duty firefighters were called in and Bentonville and Springdale firefighters manned Rogers stations.

The 5,600-square-foot home was a total loss. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but investigators believe it may have started as a chimney fire.

The family built a fire in the fireplace on Tuesday, then put it out before leaving the home. When they returned there was a “campfire” smell and they had electrical problems in the room, Jenkins said.

Smoke detectors warned them of the fire and two adults and two children were able to walk out of the building.

According to property records the home was built in 1994 and owned by John and Dana Lawrence.

The fire was likely smoldering somewhere it the attic space for hours, Jenkins said.

“Chimney fires are notorious for this sort of problem,” he said.

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