Early morning fire consumes house and truck

Photo courtesy of Letts CVFD

Letts, IN—According to a press release from Fire Chief Matthew Morrow, the Letts Community Volunteer Fire Department responded to an early morning fire.  Chief Morrow stated that Decatur County Dispatch received a 911 call this morning at 1:19 am reporting a house fire at 6440 South County Road 220 SW. LFD, Greensburg Fire Department and Decatur County EMS were initially dispatched. Mutual aid was requested from Westport and Millhousen Fire Department.

When the first apparatus arrived, they found a house 95% involved in fire and a pickup truck was 100% involved. Defensive operations began and the fire was said to be under control by a little after 2a. Units remained on the scene until nearly 6a.

Morrow stated that the cause of the fire is under investigation and that the homeowner was not home at the time of the fire and no injuries occurred. 
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