By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• A fire truck was destroyed while responding to a wind-driven apartment fire in Mississippi, officials said.
• The incident occurred March 27 at a multi-unit residential building in Starkville.
• Strong winds intensified the blaze and caused rapid fire spread through the structure’s attic and exterior.
• Firefighters relocated apparatus before the blaze consumed the engine; no crew members were injured.
• An investigation into the cause of the fire remains ongoing.
STARKVILLE, MS — A fire truck was destroyed while fighting a wind-driven apartment fire March 27, as strong gusts accelerated the blaze and made suppression efforts more challenging, fire officials said.
The blaze broke out early that morning at a multi-unit residential building in Starkville. High winds contributed to rapid fire spread through the structure’s attic space and exterior walls, departments reported.
Fire crews on scene repositioned apparatus as conditions worsened, but one engine was overtaken by fire and ultimately destroyed. Officials said no firefighters assigned to the unit were injured during the incident.
Additional units worked to bring the fire under control; details on any civilian injuries or displacement were not immediately reported.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by local fire officials and fire marshal personnel.