Fire destroyed a home in the Indian Springs subdivision early Monday morning. Almost every volunteer unit in the county responded, along with the Jackson County Fire Rescue team, but the fire was fully involved by the time they were called to the scene around 2:18 a.m. They were unable to save the structure.
Owner Cresh Harrison and four additional family members were out of town when the fire broke out at 5089 Old Hickory Circle, and no one was hurt in the incident.
Jackson County Fire Marshal Chuck Sawyer said flames were already burning through the roof when firefighters arrived. He said someone saw the fire as they traveled through the area on U.S. 90 and called 911 to report it. Sawyer estimated firefighters used between 60,000-80,000 gallons of water to douse the blaze, and he said some were there battling the blaze until 6:30 a.m.
Sawyer said a routine investigation is underway by the state fire marshal and that, as of mid-morning Monday, it was too early to speculate as to where and how the fire started.
There are no hydrants in the area, so water had to be shuttled in via county tankers and additional ones from other departments. Sawyer said the extra tankers were dispatched by the Marianna Fire Department and volunteer units from Sneads, Malone, Campbellton, Cottondale and Alford.
Volunteer firefighter John Bryan pulled Harrison’s truck away from the house to save it from burning. Sawyer said the vehicle had been parked in front of the garage. Bryan owns a tow service but used his personal vehicle to tug Harrison’s truck out of the way.
