A house fire in Plymouth last Thursday has been ruled accidental.
The Indiana State Fire Marshal was at the John Montgomery residence at 10548 King Road in Plymouth on Monday, June 5. With an investigation led by the Plymouth Fire Department Division of Investigations and the Indiana State Fire Marshal, the fire was determined to have started by an electrical issue in the garage. According to Plymouth Fire Chief Rod Miller, the investigation is now closed.
Plymouth firefighters were called to the home just before 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 1 where they could see flames outside the structure. No one was home at the time of the fire and the home sustained major damage. Crews were on the scene for three hours. The Bourbon and Argos Fire Departments provided tanker assistance.
