Fire takes Pickering home
By SKYE POURNAZARI The Forum
Union Township and Hopkins Fire departments battle a blaze Monday afternoon on State Route NN.
PICKERING, Mo. — Firefighters responded to a fire that destroyed a modular home in Pickering on Monday afternoon.
Union Township Fire Chief Ryan Wyllie told The Forum that his crew was on the scene on State Route NN around 4 p.m. and there for more than 45 minutes battling back the blaze.
Lisa DiStefano reached out to The Forum on Monday to correct incorrect information provided at the scene. She owns the home and it has never been used as a hunting cabin. The Forum apologizes for the incorrect previous reporting.
Wylie said that as far as he knew, since they hadn’t yet entered the structure, there was no one and no animals inside.
With a United Electric crew arriving to completely disconnect the already dropped live wire, the scene was made safe for all putting water on the fire.
Hopkins Fire and Polk Township Fire personnel as well as the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol assisted at the scene and with blocking traffic.
At least two firefighters were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation by Nodaway County Ambulance personnel. Chief Wyllie said crew members were safe.
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Union Township and Hopkins Fire departments battle a blaze Monday afternoon on State Route NN.
By SKYE POURNAZARI The Forum
Union Township and Hopkins Fire departments battle a blaze Monday afternoon on State Route NN.
By SKYE POURNAZARI The Forum
Union Township and Hopkins Fire departments battle a blaze Monday afternoon on State Route NN.
By SKYE POURNAZARI The Forum
A United Electric Cooperative crew disconnects a home on State Route NN during a fire on Monday afternoon.
By SKYE POURNAZARI The Forum
Union Township and Hopkins Fire departments battle a blaze Monday afternoon on State Route NN.
By SKYE POURNAZARI The Forum
Union Township, Hopkins Fire and Polk Township fire departments battle a blaze Monday afternoon on State Route NN.
By SKYE POURNAZARI The Forum
Maryville Fire Chief Jace Pine communicates with Polk Township firefighters Monday afternoon during a fire on State Route NN.
