Over the weekend, a house fire in McNairy County prompted responses from multiple fire departments. The fire, believed to have been caused by a heat lamp on the front porch, occurred near Race Path Road last Saturday at around 2 p.m., according to Action News 5. Fire crews from McNairy County Fire Department District 2, Station 1, Selmer Fire Department, and Stantonville Fire Department responded to the scene.
Despite difficult conditions, the fire was extinguished after approximately five hours, and no injuries were reported among the firefighters on scene. As per a Facebook post highlighted by FOX13 Memphis, the McNairy County Fire Department reported that the home was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived amid a winter storm.
All residents, including two cats, were able to leave the home safely, and one additional cat was rescued from inside. The fire was fully extinguished shortly after 7 p.m., and investigators later determined that a heat lamp on the front porch may have started the blaze.
