A house fire on 78 County Road 496 in Mountain Home at 11:14 Sunday evening has killed 56-year-old Donna Lou Rollins of the residence. At approximately 1:40 Monday afternoon Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery put out a press release saying the next of kin have been notified and her name could be provided. The cause of the fire is under investigation. A subsequent telephone report at approximately 11:21 Monday morning indicated that the house was nearly burned down and Rollins' car was there.
According to Captain Darrin Peoples, of the Mountain Home Fire Department, 15 personnel were on scene, including two tankers, a fire engine and three support vehicles, for four hours to extinguish the blaze. Mutual aid was received from Clarkridge and Midway Fire Departments. Baxter County Sheriff's deputies also responded to the scene. The home was completely destroyed.
Rollins' body was removed by the County Coroner and is being sent to the Arkansas State Medical Examiners Office in Little Rock for autopsy to confirm the cause and manner of death.
According to Captain Darrin Peoples, of the Mountain Home Fire Department, 15 personnel were on scene, including two tankers, a fire engine and three support vehicles, for four hours to extinguish the blaze. Mutual aid was received from Clarkridge and Midway Fire Departments. Baxter County Sheriff's deputies also responded to the scene. The home was completely destroyed.
Rollins' body was removed by the County Coroner and is being sent to the Arkansas State Medical Examiners Office in Little Rock for autopsy to confirm the cause and manner of death.
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