HOPKINSVILLE FIREFIGHTERS SAY A SUNDAY AFTERNOON FIRE THAT CAUSED 33-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGE TO A HAYES STREET HOME IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AFTER THE HOMEOWNER REPORTED IT MAY BE OF SUSPICIOUS ORIGIN.
THE REPORT SAYS THE FIRE STARTED IN THE BATHROOM OF 801 HAYES STREET, OWNED BY SHERWOOD BUCKNER OF SOUTH FOWLER AVENUE, SHORTLY BEFORE TWO O’CLOCK. FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT IT OUT SHORTLY AFTER ARRIVING, BUT THE FIRE HAD ALREADY SPREAD TO THE ATTIC AND A SECOND TRUCK WAS REQUESTED. FIREFIGHTERS REPORT BEING ON THE SCENE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. THE REPORT SAYS THERE WAS NO ELECTRICITY TO THE HAYES STREET HOME AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE.