SEYMOUR, Ind. – Emergency services were dispatched to a house fire on State Road 11 near County Road 300N in Jackson County on Monday.
While en route, responding personnel noted that heavy smoke and flames were visible from nearly two miles away. Upon arrival, first responders encountered a well-established blaze that was rapidly spreading.
One of the homeowners was already out of the dwelling and the other was not home.
Firefighters from numerous local departments worked together to extinguish the fire. The cause is believed to be an unattended heat lamp which caught fire.
The agencies that helped fight the blaze were the Seymour Fire Department, Redding Township Fire Department, Hamilton Township Fire Department, Vernon Township Fire Department, Jackson-Washington Fire Department, and Jackson County EMS.
