Ozark Family Evacuated as Home Burns

Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 9:25 AM

A family’s home has burned in Ozark where people passing by could see the large fire burning above the tree line.

The family has been evacuated from their house in Ozark after a fire engulfed 50% of their house. The family could see that there was smoke coming from the house as they were returning home.

Ozark, Nixa, and Sparta fire departments all responded to a house on fire before 8:00 pm on Saturday night.

According to Aaron Heaton, Assistant Fire Chief of the Ozark Fire Department, the family had no injuries, although one cat was missing and another died in the fire.

A follow-up story to the fire can be found on the Ozarks First Website.

(Story by Brandon Scott, Ozarks First)

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