September 6, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
The Smithville Volunteer Fire Department was summoned to a structure fire Thursday afternoon at 426 Bell Street. The structure, a vacant house being readied for demolition, was destroyed.
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Fire Chief Charlie Parker said a fire started in a nearby pile of brush and spread to the house. The blaze was well underway by the time it was reported and firefighters could not save the home.