Lamar Co. firefighters respond to early morning house fire

Fire destroys Lamar County home Wednesday morning
Published: Jun. 7, 2023 at 3:05 PM CDT

LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - An unoccupied home was destroyed by a fire early Wednesday morning in Lamar County.

According to Northeast Lamar Fire & Rescue, officials received a report of a fully involved structure fire around 2:40 a.m.

Northeast Lamar was assisted by the Central Lamar Volunteer Fire Department and Oak Grove Fire & Rescue in putting out the fire. The fire was out at about 5 a.m.

Lamar County Fire Coordinator Kyle Hill said no injuries were reported, but the house was a total loss.

The home had reportedly been unoccupied for a few weeks.

Hill said the cause of the fire is under investigation.

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