FULTON FIRE DEPARTMENT WORKS TWO FIRES JANUARY 27TH

By Mark Keith , 01/27/20 11:14 PM

The Fulton Volunteer Fire Department had a full day on Monday. The department responded to a house fire on County Road 188 off US 67 North at 9:45am. Upon arrival the department found the home totally engulfed After the fire was extinguished the body of 77 year old Evelyn Simpson was found in what had been the kitchen. Simpson’s neighbors told officials they heard two explosions and when they went to look discovered the house was on fire. Simpson’s body will be sent to the state crime lab. The Guernsey Fire Department also responded to the blaze.
Fulton Firemen were called to a fire in a travel trailer at 5:45pm in downtown McNab. The occupant of the trailer told officials he had turned the heat on in his trailer and gone into Hope. When he returned the trailer was on fire and ultimately a total loss. Firemen were on the scene about 30 minutes. There were no injuries.