September 21, 1991

Electrical short blamed for Thursday home fire

       An electrical short is blamed for a fire that heavily damaged a house Thursday night in the Mount Pleasant subdivision In White River Township.  The fire was reported at 8:02 p.m. at the Jack Bobbins residence at 1277 Mount Pleasant East Drive.  Capt. Carey Slauter of the White River Township Fire Department said the fire was caused by a short in the wiring above the fuse box, in a garage attached to the house.  Slauter said Bobbins’ wife was home alone when the fire started. She sought help from a neighbor before calling the fire department, Slauter said.  “They got a fire extinguisher and tried to put it out,” Slauter said.  When they realized that would not be possible, they called the fire department from the neighbor’s house.  Firefighters from Greenwood and Bargersville were called to help fight the fire and provide water, since there are no fire hydrants in the Mount Pleasant addition.  Firefighters were at the scene, near State Road 37 and County Line Road, for about five hours. The one-story house, built into the side of a hill, suffered extensive damage. “It burned the roof off and there was fire damage through most of the house,” Slauter said. The rooms that were not burned suffered smoke and water damage.  Slauter estimated the damage at $50,000 to $65,000.  See a related story HERE.  (Reprinted with permission from the Daily Journal)
 
 
 

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