Early morning blaze consumes home

A single-story home on North Jefferson Street in Gosport was destroyed by a quick-moving blaze that broke out in the early morning hours of Sept. 22.

The first wave of firefighters from the Gosport Volunteer Fire Department arrived on the scene around 2:15 a.m. and were later joined by personnel and equipment from the Paragon VFD and Owen Valley Fire Territory, along with emergency personnel from the Owen County EMS and Owen County Sheriff's Department.

Danny Carpenter, the occupant of the home at 404 N. Jefferson St., reportedly escaped the fire unharmed.

Owned by the South Central Community Action Program (SCCAP) of Monroe County, the 1,100 square foot home was later deemed a total loss.

In addition, the intense heat of the fire heavily damaged a portion of the vinyl siding and privacy fence of an adjacent home owned by Jessica Wilson at 21 W. Greencastle Ave.

Firefighters, who were called back to the scene around 6:50 a.m. to address a rekindle, estimated the blaze required around 6,000 gallons of water to fully extinguish.

Although the exact cause remained under investigation at press time, officials believed the source of the fire was likely electrical in nature.