Washburn home fire claims two lives Tuesday morning
Red Cross, GoFundMe will help family
February 5, 2020
Charlea Estes-Jones
A fire in rural Washburn took the life of two early Tuesday morning, February 4. The two who lost their lives were an unidentified 24 year-old male and a four year old boy who was a preschooler at Cassville Public Schools.
According to Washburn Fire Chief Danny Dalton, the fire department responded to the mobile home fire at 4:14 a.m. and were on scene until 10 a.m.
He said, "The fire was fully involved when we got there.
"The neighbor made the call. There was an adult female and adult male who got out and ran up to the neighbor's house to the back door. So the neighbor called."
Dalton continued and said the two survivors were taken to the burn unit in Springfield for treatment.
The fire occurred at 3401 Farm Road 2230, just off of UU in Washburn.
According to Dalton, there were also two fire marshals on the scene. He said, "They said the cause was undetermined because of how hot the fire got and how much was burnt."
Dalton said the structure was a total loss due to the fire.
Mutual aid was provided by Exeter, Cassville and Seligman Fire Departments. The fire marshal and Mercy EMS were also on scene.
Cassville Primary School principal Catherine Weaver issued a statement to parents regarding the incident and how to help preschoolers deal with grief. The statement and information is available on Cassville R-IV School's website.
Julie Stolting, disaster program specialist with the American Red Cross, confirmed the organization was helping the family during this time. She said, “We reach out to the family. I’ve reached out to Mercy so we can give them individual assistance. We also give them assistance for funeral expenses. We also help out for immediate needs for housing, personal items, medications that are lost and funeral expenses.”
A GoFundMe has been set up to help the family with expenses and can be accessed here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/a499e-funeral-expenses?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link-tip&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
Charlea Estes-Jones
A fire in rural Washburn took the life of two early Tuesday morning, February 4. The two who lost their lives were an unidentified 24 year-old male and a four year old boy who was a preschooler at Cassville Public Schools.
According to Washburn Fire Chief Danny Dalton, the fire department responded to the mobile home fire at 4:14 a.m. and were on scene until 10 a.m.
He said, "The fire was fully involved when we got there.
"The neighbor made the call. There was an adult female and adult male who got out and ran up to the neighbor's house to the back door. So the neighbor called."
Dalton continued and said the two survivors were taken to the burn unit in Springfield for treatment.
The fire occurred at 3401 Farm Road 2230, just off of UU in Washburn.
According to Dalton, there were also two fire marshals on the scene. He said, "They said the cause was undetermined because of how hot the fire got and how much was burnt."
Dalton said the structure was a total loss due to the fire.
Mutual aid was provided by Exeter, Cassville and Seligman Fire Departments. The fire marshal and Mercy EMS were also on scene.
Cassville Primary School principal Catherine Weaver issued a statement to parents regarding the incident and how to help preschoolers deal with grief. The statement and information is available on Cassville R-IV School's website.
Julie Stolting, disaster program specialist with the American Red Cross, confirmed the organization was helping the family during this time. She said, “We reach out to the family. I’ve reached out to Mercy so we can give them individual assistance. We also give them assistance for funeral expenses. We also help out for immediate needs for housing, personal items, medications that are lost and funeral expenses.”
A GoFundMe has been set up to help the family with expenses and can be accessed here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/a499e-funeral-expenses?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link-tip&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
