Lady Ashley Fire Leaves Home Destroyed
January 31 – Lady Ashley Drive, St. Matthews
St. Matthews area firefighters responded to a structure fire on Lady Ashley Drive in the early afternoon Sunday. The tones went out around noon, and firefighters found a double-wide mobile home involved in fire.
While conducting interior attack, teams encountered heavy fire and smoke conditions. The fire began a roll-over on the ceiling in the kitchen area before the roof over the front room collapsed. Firefighters were able to knock the fire down and foamed all hot spots.
A rekindle of the fire occurred later in the afternoon. Responding units were able to identify the source of the rekindle using a thermal imaging camera. The ceiling was removed and blown-in fiberglass insulation was saturated with water. Rafters were also cooled with water.
The home was completely consumed by fire.