STARKVILLE — The Oktibbeha County Sheriff”s Office is investigating an arson following fires set to a trailer on back-to-back days.
OCSO deputies and firefighters from East Volunteer Fire Department responded Monday to a structure fire call at 1518 Blackjack Road, where a small area interior area of an unoccupied trailer was ablaze. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire.
The single-wide trailer had been there a few days and didn”t have electricity, according to an OCSO press release.
Deputies and firefighters responded to a fire at the same residence at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. This time, the trailer sustained considerable damage.
Based on evidence, “it”s very obvious” the fire was set, Oktibbeha County Fire Services Coordinator Kirk Rosenhan said.
“I”m very happy we were able to properly extinguish it and determine the cause,” Rosenhan said. “Of course, there”s nothing to look at if every thing is burned to the ground.
Rosenhan said the trailer was not insured.
The case is still under investigation.
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