PIERCETON – Fire crews were busy this morning fighting a working house fire at 7138 E. CR 500S, just south of Pierceton, shortly after 8:30. According to county records, the home is owned by Chloe and Michael Neer. A neighbor woman carrying blankets for the family reported the two homeowners also lived with an adult son and were caring for two grandchildren. Firefighters from Pierceton and Sidney fire departments were joined by tankers from Richland and Cleveland townships and Larwill, in battling the blaze hampered by freezing rain, wind and temperatures around 32 degrees. Around 30 firefighters from Pierceton, Sidney, Jackson, Washington, Chester, Richland and Cleveland townships responded as well as Multi-Township EMS. The American Red Cross was on hand to provide assistance to the family and canteen services to the firefighters. No cause of the blaze or damage estimate was available at time of press.
