Bryantsville Road home severely damaged by fire likely caused by electrical short

At around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, first responders received an alert to a structure fire ongoing in the 1100 block of Bryantsville Road in Mitchell.

Various local fire departments responded to the call including Orleans Fire Department, Orange County Rural Fire Department, Marion Township Volunteer Fire Department, Mitchell Fire Department, Shawswick Township Volunteer Fire Department, Oolitic Volunteer Fire Department, Indian Creek Volunteer Fire Department and Huron Volunteer Fire Department.

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According to Huron Volunteer Fire Chief Bill Kinser, the home, owned by Randy and Sherryl Tolbert, is "pretty much a total loss," based on the damage caused by the fire, however no injuries were reported and all animals inside were rescued.

The fire itself began in the garage, likely due to an electrical short according to Kinser, before spreading to the home.

Members of the various departments stayed at the site until early into Monday morning extinguishing the fire. Kinser told the Times-Mail that he did not return home until around 6 a.m. Monday.

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Members of the Huron Fire Department were called back to the scene Monday afternoon after the fire had rekindled, where they again extinguished the flames.

Noah Dalton is a reporter in Bedford, IN. He can be reached at ndalton@tmnews.com

This article originally appeared on The Times-Mail: Bryantsville Road home severely damaged by fire