Blaze ruled accidental
Fire destroys Osgood home
Wanda English Burnett - Editor

Osgood volunteer firefighters were called to a fire at Fairview Village on Fairground Road around 7:00 a.m. Saturday, February 26.

Upon arrival, the mobile home at Lot #2 was fully engulfed in flames. Occupants of the home, Tom Hurst and Beverly Chambers, had made it out safety, but their cat died in the fire.

"I saw smoke rolling out of the trailer," noted neighbor Nichol Colyer. She then ran to her brother-in-law's home nearby to call for help.

Firemen were concerned about the proximity of neighboring mobile homes and the reality that the fire could spread quickly. They were on the scene over two hours.

Dan Mulford, spokesman for the OVFD, said the fire broke out when one of the occupants was burning some plastic type items in a fireplace. He further noted that the inside of the home was completely destroyed and most likely most of the contents.

Both Hurst and Chambers said they were glad to have escaped, but have lost everything in the morning fire. They had plans to stay Saturday night with her parents in Madison. Those wanting to help this family may do so by calling them at 812-273-4319.

WANDA ENGLISH BURNETT PHOTO

Osgood firemen responded to this trailer fire on Saturday morning, February 26, about 7:00 a.m. Tom Hurst and Beverly Chambers lost everything in the fire, including their cat that perished in the blaze. The mobile home was located at Lot #2 in the Fairview Village Mobile Home Park on Fairground Road in Osgood.