AN EARLY MORNING FIRE AT 3236 IDAHO ROAD NEAR RICHTER DESTROYED AN ATTACHED GARAGE AND DAMAGED FOUR VEHICLES AND THE HOUSE. A PUPPY BELONGING TO THE FAMILY WAS ALSO KILLED.
OTTAWA UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR BRIAN JONES SAYS HIS FAMILY WAS ASLEEP WHEN ONE OF THE FAMILY DOGS WOKE THEM UP AT ABOUT 4:30:
FIREFIGHTERS FROM POMONA, LINCOLN-OTTAWA-HARRISON AND CENTROPOLIS FIRE DEPARTMENTS BATTLED THE BLAZE FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS.
JONES SAYS THE RED CROSS WILL PUT HIS FAMILY IN A MOTEL FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE THEY LOOK AT THEIR OPTIONS.
THE FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ESTIMATED THE DAMAGE TO HOUSE, VEHICLES AND CONTENTS AT $400,000.
