STARKVILLE – A Starkville resident and two family pets escaped a house fire without injury Sunday afternoon after firefighters responded to an initial report that someone was trapped inside, according to the Starkville Fire Department.
Firefighters were dispatched to a home at 122 Frontier Drive around 1 p.m. and arrived to find heavy flames and smoke coming from the single-family residence.
The department said the home’s lone occupant and two pets had made it out safely. Firefighters entered the house to battle the flames and brought the fire under control in approximately 15 minutes.
The home sustained significant fire and smoke damage.
Crews worked in temperatures nearing 100 degrees. The Starkville Police Department, Pafford EMS and Oktibbeha County emergency services assisted at the scene, including providing water, ice and other supplies to help firefighters stay cool.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
