Smiths Station fire crews on scene of house fire
Smiths Station Fire Protection District crews on scene of house fire Thursday afternoon.
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The fire broke out at a home at the intersection of Lee Road 292 and Lee Road 575 in Lee County on Thursday, September 18, 2025.
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Lee County Sheriff’s Office, EAMC ETS, Lee County Emergency Management Agency, Salem Volunteer Fire Department and Ladonia Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene to assist Smiths Station Fire Protection District.
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Smiths Station Fire Chief Blake Green said conditions deteriorated inside and it became an exterior fight to extinguish the blaze.
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A male patient received treatment at the scene for burns to the arm. One pet perished in the blaze.
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Authorities notified Red Cross to assist the family in need. The cause of the fire remains unknown.
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