Home burns down in Granite Shoals
The structure destroyed in Tuesday’s fire was a single wide manufactured home. Courtesy photo Granite Shoals Fire Rescue
A home in Granite Shoals burned down on the afternoon of Tuesday, Dec. 16. Nobody was harmed in the incident, but the structure was a total loss and the exact cause of the blaze is unknown.
According to Granite Shoals Fire Chief Tim Campbell, first responders were toned out to a structure fire at 1:42 p.m. on Tuesday at 1308 Kingscove Drive on the east side of the city. He said they arrived within five minutes of the call, made by a neighbor, but the fire was already raging.
“When we left the station we could see the heavy black smoke in the distance,” Campbell told DailyTrib. “The house was fully involved when we arrived.”
Fire crews from Granite Shoals, Horseshoe Bay, and Marble Falls were able to quickly extinguish the fire, but the home was completely destroyed.
“We did have a hydrant nearby,”: Campbell said. “It was totally out within about 10 minutes.”
The residence, a single wide manufactured home, did have one occupant on the scene, but they were reportedly unharmed. Campbell said that the resident believed that the fire could have been caused by a cigarette left unattended, but the exact cause has not yet been determined.
No other property was damaged in the fire according to the fire chief. The resident is reportedly staying with family in the area with the loss of their home.