Pierce City Fire Protection District battle house fire on Beech Road

UPDATE: Reports that the fire at 30628 Beech Road had rekindled just before 4:15 p.m. alerted Pierce City Fire Protection District for a full response.  Mutual aid partners also responded to assist including Monett City Fire Dept, Monett Rural Fire, Sarcoxie Fire Dept and Sarcoxie Rural Fire Dept. PCFPD noted their busy day in a release of information online.

NEWTON COUNTY, Mo. — About 4:45 a.m. Wednesday morning, October 12, 2022, reports of a structure fire on the NE edge Newton County near Wentworth at 30628 Beech Road alerted Newton County Central Dispatch and Barry Lawrence E-911.

Pierce City Fire Protection and Newton County Ambulance responded emergency. Sarcoxie Rural Fire, Monett Fire and Monett Rural Fire responded for mutual aid.

Sources tell us the single-level residence also had a full basement.

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Since the location was rural, a tanker shuttle was set with multiple apparatus shuttling water to a port-a-tank at the scene.

Monett Rural Fire state in a release of information, “Tanker 1223 responded as auto aid with 2 crew members to assist Pierce City Fire Protection District. Tanker 1223 shuttled water from Pierce City to Wentworth until no longer needed by PCFPD command.”

A Pierce City Fire Protection representative tells us no occupants of the home were injured. And no firefighters were injured fighting the fire.

The Red Cross responded to assisted an unknown number of children and adults.

Liberty Utilities responded to control the utilities.

Monett Rural Fire say they were released about 7:30 a.m.

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