STAFF REPORT
Glasgow News 1
Firefighters extinguished a home fire on Merry Oaks Payne Road in western Barren County on Saturday after an illegal outside fire spread to the house, according to a South Barren Fire Department social media post.
Everyone was confirmed out of the home when the first South Barren firefighter arrived, the department said. He began extinguishing the fire with a garden hose before the engines arrived.
South Barren, Park City and Smiths Grove fire departments responded to the home. A Haywood Fire Department tanker was canceled while en route, according to the post.
South Barren’s engine arrived first, followed by a Smiths Grove engine. Park City’s engine and tanker and a Smiths Grove tanker followed, the department reported.
Fire personnel extinguished the blaze, and all units cleared the scene, according to the post. The provided information did not include an injury report, damage estimate or information about whether residents were displaced.
The department said the outside fire was illegal and said Barren County remains under a burn ban. Its post stated that the only permitted fire was inside a fire pit within an established campground.
Key Facts:
– The fire occurred at a home on Merry Oaks Payne Road in western Barren County.
– South Barren attributed the structure fire to an illegal outside fire.
– Everyone was out when the first firefighter arrived.
– South Barren, Park City and Smiths Grove responded.
– Haywood’s tanker was canceled en route.
– Crews extinguished the fire, and all units cleared the scene.
