by Cathy St. Clair
News Editor 
  A mother and her three-year-old son were able to escape their burning home at Deel last Wednesday after a flue fire started which destroyed the home.
  Donna Fuller and her son, Bascom, were able to escape the blaze which started around 9:30 a.m.
  According to H.C. Van Meter, who owned the rental home located next door to his own home, he learned of the fire after three-year-old Bascom ran next door to his home to report the fire.
  Van Meter said the doorbell rang at his home around 9:30 a.m., but when his wife answered the door, there was no one there. A few minutes later, the bell sounded again and this time when she answered the door, Bascom was there to report, "my house is on fire."
  The fire was reported to the fire department and Van Meter said he went next door immediately. He said as he entered the kitchen area of the home, he could see  fire next to the stove and in the ceiling. He began helping Donna Fuller collect some of the family's personal belongings, including photographs. Part of the ceiling started falling in the kitchen and struck Fuller on the back of the head and caught Van Meter on the hand. Both suffered minor injuries, but escaped the fire.
  The family truck was moved and young Bascom's bicycle was also recovered before the flames engulfed the carport area of the home.
  No further details were available at press time.