Basement fire displaces county man
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By Dave Thompson
Published: June 19, 2008
An Amherst County man was temporarily out of a home after an electrical fire burned a portion of his basement on the morning of June 18, but officials said the fire could have been much worse, were it not for functional smoke detectors.
Amherst County Public Safety Director Gary Roakes said Jason Sprouse was asleep when the fire sparked in the basement of his Monacan Park Road home, off of Elon Road, at about 10:49 a.m.
The smoke detectors woke him, and he called 911.
Roakes said fire crews were able to put out the fire quickly enough that the basement sustained minimal structural damage.
Electrical problems are the main issue keeping the house uninhabitable, Roakes said.
Roakes said no one was hurt in the fire, and Sprouse is staying with family until he can move back in.
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