A large, likely electrical fire has destroyed a Clarkson residence.
Saturday night at approximately 11:00, the Clarkson and Leitchfield Fire Departments and the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a structure fire in the 400 block of North Patterson Street.
Upon arriving, first responders found the home nearly fully engulfed in flames. For several minutes it was unclear if the female resident was inside the home, but firefighters, putting themselves in great peril, searched the interior of the residence and determined no one was inside. The woman’s two pets made it out of the structure unharmed.
The fire, according to officials, appears to have started on the left side of the home, near the foundation where a gas line enters the residence and runs to a wall heater.
The blaze spread from its likely origin to between the ceiling and roof. It appeared for a brief period that the roof was going to collapse, but firefighters were able to extinguish the flames that were weakening the rooftop.
At one point, the flames were so hot the siding on one side of the neighboring house melted .
Leitchfield fire personnel cleared the scene at 1:41, with Clarkson personnel clearing a few minutes later. No injuries were reported.
Grayson County Deputies Mark Johnson and Jason Luedke and Sgt. Fred Norder assisted at the scene.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
