MOUNT EDEN, Ky. — A volunteer firehouse is a total loss after it caught fire Tuesday morning.
Dispatchers say the fire broke out at the Mount Eden Volunteer Fire Department around 5:45 a.m., according to Lex18.com. No one was inside at the time and no injuries were reported. About 50 firefighters from at least five departments responded to the fire.
The fire destroyed the building as well as the department’s gear, an engine, a tanker, a suburban and a forestry unit.
Video shows heavy smoke rising from the gutted, collapsed fire station. The Mt. Eden fire chief says a nearby department has offered to loan an engine so they can continue providing service, according to the report.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, according to the report.