Two Pets Die In Leesburg House Fire
By Lauren Zeugner
Staff Writer
LEESBURG – The cause of a fire at 203 E. School St., Wednesday afternoon, March 2, is still being investigated.
Plain Township Fire Department responded to the fire call at approximately 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon with Milford Fire and Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory providing manpower and tanker assistance.
Two pets – a dog and a cat – perished.
According to Scott Anderson, Plain Township fire chief, the fire is believed to have started in the kitchen and then migrated up into the attic. Damages are estimated to be between $50,000 and $75,000.
Anderson said firefighters did not need to ventilate the roof. They did salvage and overhaul work, pulling down the charred ceiling, insulation and other debris out of the house and onto the driveway. Plain Township cleared the scene at approximately 3:30 p.m.
Fire investigators from the homeowner’s insurance company and the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory were on the scene continuing their investigation Thursday, March 3.