Firefighters battle residential structure fire just before midnight Saturday

February 20, 2021 at 2:31 pm CST

Firefighters from Greenfield and Fontanelle battle a house fire just before midnight Saturday from the outside. A large portion of the home was completely destroyed as a result of the blaze. (Dan Dickinson)

GREENFIELD — Greenfield firefighters received mutual aid from Fontanelle firefighters in battling a house fire just before midnight Friday night.

According to Greenfield Fire Chief Josh Oder, the call came in just before midnight. The home was located in the 500 block of SW Mills Street.

“We were unsure if it was occupied. We responded with multiple units,” Oder said. “First on scene noticed heavy smoke and fire coming from the garage and second floor.”

Oder said that it’s fortunate that nobody was in the residence because the house was “fully involved” within 20 minutes.

The fire department is unsure of the cause at this time but has reason to believe the source could have been electrical in nature.

Oder said the fire was out by 6 a.m. and there were no injuries.

Greenfield and Fontanelle firefighters received help on scene from Alliant Energy, Greenfield Municipal Utilities, Greenfield Police, the Adair County Sheriff’s Office and Adair County Ambulance.

Editor’s Note: This report will be updated if and when more information is available about how to help the family.

Pictured is a wider angle of a fire scene that shows heavy smoke billowing from both levels of a home in Greenfield just before midnight Saturday. Firefighters from Greenfield and Fontanelle responded to the call.

Caleb Nelson

Caleb is editor of the Adair County Free Press and Fontanelle Observer, with regular beats of Greenfield City Council, Adair County Board of Supervisors, Nodaway Valley School Board, sports and features. He works remotely from Greenfield where he lives with his wife, Kilee. He enjoys sports, giving guitar lessons, his church and being with family.