Fire at the home owned by the dad of the Avett Brothers band destroyed dozens of guitars and an art collection.
November 27, 2021 – Source Firehouse.com News
A fire on Friday destroyed 60 guitars and up to 100 paintings at the Concord home of Jim Avett, father of Scott and Seth Avett of the Avett Brothers band.
“The fire started from a golf cart,” Jim Avett posted on Facebook late Friday. “Half the house is totally beyond repair.”
As they rushed to the scene just before 1 p.m., firefighters saw “a smoke column from a distance,” according to a Facebook post by the Allen Volunteer Fire Department.
Firefighters on the first engine to arrive noticed “heavy fire from the garage,” fire officials said in the post. They entered the house to keep the flames from spreading.
Firefighters from four other fire departments arrived with more water and helped attack the fire, according to the Allen Fire Department post.
Allen Volunteer Fire Department20 hours ago
**WORKING FIRE**
Today at 12:53PM, AVFD was dispatched to a possible structure fire. While enroute, units could see a smoke column from a distance. Allen Engine 3 arrived on scene to find heavy fire coming from the garage. Allen personnel started fire attack and entered the residence to prevent extension throughout the entire home. Homeowners on scene were not injured. Two K9’s were rescued. Over 60 guitars were removed from the residence. Mutual aid companies arrived on scen…See more
No one was hurt, fire officials said.
“Great team work by all involved!” the fire department posted.
Jim Avett said a cat is missing.
He said the guitars “were almost a total loss” and all of the art was destroyed.
His sons’ band, The Avett Brothers, is the nationally touring, N.C.-based Americana/country-rock/country-folk/folk-rock band.
“While we are saddened by this setback it is not a knockout punch,” Avett posted on Facebook. “We have the strength, attitude, faith and abilities to move forward. And we will!”
He thanked everyone “for your most gracious and kind words. They mean the world to this family.”
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