Fire Destroys Somerville Home
Save Email Print
Bookmark and Share
Updated: 12:50 AM Aug 17, 2009
Fire Destroys Somerville Home
A Burleson County family's world was turned upside-down late Sunday afternoon.
Posted: 9:50 PM Aug 16, 2009
Reporter: Steve Fullhart
Email Address: fullhart@kbtx.com
width:200 and height: 120 and picwidth: 200 and pciheight: 120
Font Size:

A Burleson County family's world was turned upside-down late Sunday afternoon.

A fire sparked in the Jackson's home on Big Berry Road west of Somerville just before 5 p.m.

Firefighters believe it was faulty wiring that led to the blaze, which left the home as a total loss, with nothing inside salvageable.

Luckily, the family was not home at the time, but they came home to utter devastation.

"I'm very grateful that none of use were in here," said Andrea Jackson, "especially the babies taking a nap or something like that. That we were all out, I'm every grateful for that."

The family will stay at a hotel as they begin to pick up the pieces.

Multiple agencies from across the area responded to try and save the home.


Latest Comments

Posted by: Anonymous Location: Somerville on Aug 17, 2009 at 08:55 AM

Special thanks to the Somerville Volunteer firefighters who responded to the scene within minutes of the call. We are all grateful that no one was injured or worse and that other structures or land caught on fire due to the drought condition.
Posted by: Heather Location: CS on Aug 17, 2009 at 05:13 AM

KBTX or anyone that knows the answer....Did this family have insurance??? Is there some way we can donate things or money to them?
Digital TV