March 14, 2022 - The Timpson Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) responded to the house fire near the Panola County line, and Sheriff Kevin Windham confirmed the State Fire Marshal has been called in to determine the cause of the fire due to its suspicious nature.
According to the Timpson VFD, they responded to the house fire on CR 4916 on Sunday, March 13, 2022, and when the fire fighters arrived around 4:10am the house was fully involved in the fire and the residents had already evacuated from the structure.
Timpson VFD Fire Chief Tony Acosta stated the Gary Volunteer Fire Department also arrived at the scene due to a mutual aid agreement between the department and they supplied tankers of water to assist in putting the fire out. After fighting fire for over four hours, and once the fire was out, the fire fighters returned to the station at 8am.
Fire personnel were on site with the State Fire Marshal Monday, March 14, to assist in their investigation.
