By Auggie Brown
Glasgow News 1
A fire destroyed an unoccupied house on Payne Mill Road in Barren County’s Austin-Tracy area, leaving only its foundation. A boy discovered the fire around 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5.
The boy called Andy Young after finding the fire. Young then contacted the sheriff’s office to report it, Young said.
The Austin-Tracy Volunteer Fire Department fought the fire, and a sheriff’s deputy also responded to the scene. Young said the house had been unoccupied for many years.
The fire is suspected to have started sometime overnight, but an exact time of the fire igniting is unknown. The cause of the fire is also undetermined at this time.
There were no injuries reported as a result of the fire.
More details will be provided as they become available.
Key facts:
– The house stood on Payne Mill Road in Barren County’s Austin-Tracy area.
– A boy discovered the fire around 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5.
– Andy Young contacted the sheriff’s office after the boy called him.
– Austin-Tracy Volunteer Fire Department and a sheriff’s deputy responded.
– Only the foundation remained after the fire.
– Young said the home had been unoccupied for many years.
Firefighters battle a fire on Payne Mill Road in the Austin-Tracy area of Barren County November 5, 2026. Auggie Brown/Glasgow News 1
