Mooresville — The home of Clarence Bennett in Green Township was destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon.
The Chillicothe Fire Department received a call from the Livingston County Sheriff’s office for a structure fire at 15599 LIV 423, in Green Township at 3:14 p.m. Thursday. Firefighter/EMT Wayne Cummins, Firefighter/Paramedic David Gillespie, Firefighter, Jacob Hibner and Lt. Andy Vaughn arrived on the scene at 3:27 p.m. Utica was unable to be reached.
Upon arrival, the log cabin style house was on the ground. Chillicothe Fire Department used approximately 1,500 gallons of water to cool a 500-gallon propane tank. The occupant, Bennett, was on the scene and stated that he went outside and when he returned a short time later there was smoke in the house.
Bennett stated that the only appliances on in the house were the refrigerator and a window air conditioning unit.
The blaze was controlled at 4:01 p.m.
