April 15, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
A fire Tuesday evening caused extensive damage to a Smithville home.
The Smithville Volunteer Fire Department was summoned to the residence of Brenda Robinson at 511 Green Meadow Drive.
Robinson was home at the time but escaped with minor injuries. She was taken by DeKalb EMS to Ascension St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital.
Firefighters brought the blaze under control but the interior of the home was heavily damaged.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation but was believed to have started from an accidental ignition.