Knox House Fire Under Investigation

This house on 200 South east of 200 east was in flames when the Knox-Center Township Volunteer Fire Department arrived Friday afternoon.
This house on 200 South east of 200 east was in flames when the Knox-Center Township Volunteer Fire Department arrived Friday afternoon.

An investigator from the state fire marshal’s office has been called to look into the cause and origin of a Friday afternoon house fire in Knox. The home on County Road 200 South just east of 200 East was in flames when firefighters from the Knox-Center Township Fire Department arrived at the home around 2:30 p.m., and the occupants were next door. They spent about 90 minutes getting the flames under control. The Hamlet and Washington Township Volunteer Fire Departments brought additional water to the scene.