A residential fire claimed one life in the Little Fir community recently according to a report from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
According to a statement released by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, they received a call Thursday, October 21, regarding a house fire in the Little Fir area.
Mount Ida/South Fork VFD and S&L VFD responded to the fire. They were assisted by the Arkansas Forestry Commission, the U.S. Forest Service and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
A body was located in the home once the fire had been extinguished. Lieutenant Greg Harmon contacted the coroner’s office and the remains were sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an autopsy.
The body was not identified in the press release. An investigation is ongoing.
Little Fir Fire claims one
