LEESBURG - Further information regarding Thursday's house in Leesburg has been made available.
Emergency units answered a 911 call at 1:37 a.m. Thursday to a fire at 10 Yvonna St., Leesburg, in which one occupant of the house was unaccounted for. It has been determined that no fatalities have resulted because of this incident.
Fire investigators determined the fire was accidental in nature, with the source originating in the garage area and spreading to the attic. At this time, the cause of the blaze has been classified as undetermined due to the severe damage to remaining evidence. Estimated damage to the structure is $160,000, with content loss estimated to be $100,000.
Todd Douglas Metz, 37, was arrested at the scene and charged with possession of methamphetamine. Fire officials on the scene said two females were with Metz at the time of the blaze. Intitially, firemen were concerned that one of the females may have been in the house at the the time of the blaze, but later determined that no one was inside the home after the fire stated.
While it was initially thought that that an exploding meth lab could have been the cause, that is also undetermined at this time.
The Kosciusko County Squad 70 Fire Investigation Team, along with officials from the State Fire Marshall's Office were on site during the initial investigation. Fire units from Leesburg, Milford, and Warsaw, along with the Multi-Township EMS and the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, were also on site.
