Published: December 5, 2019


A WILLIAMSON COUNTY HOME SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AFTER AN EARLY MORNING FIRE TODAY (THURSDAY).  ACCORDING TO MEDIA SOURCES, EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE JUST BEFORE 5 AM.  INITIAL REPORTS INDICATE THE FIRE WAS DUE TO AN OUTDOOR HEATING LAMP ACCIDENT.  THE FAMILY ESCAPED THE HOME SAFELY AND HAD TRIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES THEMSELVES WHILE CALLING 911.  THE FAMILY OF FOUR WAS DISPLACED AND IS BEING ASSISTED BY RED CROSS.  THE FIRE INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED BY WILLIAMSON COUNTY FIRE RESCUE FIRE MARSHALL BOB GALOOPI.