Thursday, March 31, 2011

Houston County fire station burns down

Houston County Fire Chief David Hardin surveys the wreckage after a Monday night fire destroyed the Houston County Fire DepartmentÕs station in McKinnon.A blaze late Monday night destroyed the Houston County Fire Department's station in McKinnon.

The cause of the 11 p.m. fire, which also destroyed two trucks, is being investigated by the State Fire Marshal's Office.

According to Houston County Fire Chief David Hardin, one of trucks was a 2,000-gallon tanker bought by the county for $20,000 last year, and the other was a 1972 utility vehicle that was in good working condition.

The chief said he didn't yet know if the firehouse blaze, plus fires that destroyed a vacant home and an abandoned motel in Erin during the weekend, were related to each other or to three barn fires and a trailer fire in the Erin area last week.

via Houston County fire station burns down | The Leaf Chronicle – Clarksville, Tenn., and Fort Campbell | theleafchronicle.com.

Forgot to change the battery in the fire alarm.

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