ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI C DISPATCH.COM FREE! THURSDAY | DeceMBER 7, 2017 Fire destroys Remaining reasonable Oktibbeha in the heat of the moment County home N o one injured in blaze BYE AL X HOLLOWAY
[email protected] An early morning fire destroyed an Oktibbeha County home Wednesday, but it didn’t hurt any residents. Oktibbeha Coun- ty Fire Coordinator Kirk Rosenhan told Rosenhan The Dispatch the Central and Dis- trict 5 volunteer fire departments responded to a structure fire on Oliver Jackson Road shortly after 1:30 a.m. The residence was fully involved upon arrival. Rosenhan said fire- fighters ultimately put out the fire, but the home was a total loss, and two cars were burned up in the blaze. He said no injuries were report- ed in the incident. An investigation is ongoing into the cause of the fire. Lori Carpenter, with Oktibbe- ha-Starkville Emergency Response Volunteer Services, said the agen- cy helped the couple that lived in the destroyed home after Wednes- day’s fire. OSERVS provided the couple with three nights in a hotel, food cards for local restaurants and some money cards from Walmart. Any donations for the couple will likely have to be organized else- Local law enforcement, attorney talk where in the community, as Car- penter said OSERVS doesn’t focus on that aspect of recovery. “We’re not going to turn some- excessive vs. reasonable force in policing one away if they brought something — we’ll get it to them,” she said. Brian Kelley, with Eat Local BY ISABELLE ALTMAN
[email protected] ‘Do I draw my gun or do I reach and Starkville, knows the couple who lost their home.