Tuesday Afternoon Fire Destroys Home East of Mt. Vernon

An early Tuesday afternoon fire destroyed a home in eastern Jefferson County. Jefferson Fire responded to the fire located on Marlow Road west of Marlow and four-miles east of Mt. Vernon.

The owner of the property was burning a fencerow when her home caught on fire. The fire destroyed the home and everything inside. There were no injuries reported. Fire investigators determined the cause of fire was from the burning of the fencerow. The name of the owner of the home has not been released. The fire occurred at 1:38pm Tuesday.    full story