September 16, 2016 - The Center Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire on Pecan Street in Center when city workers discovered the burning building September 16, 2016 at around 5:10pm.
When the firemen arrived at 521 Pecan Street, the structure was fully involved. City workers were trying to prevent the fire from spreading by the use of a nearby water hose.
Once the firemen were on scene they made short work of the blaze, which had reached several nearby trees, and prevented the fire from reaching the house.
"It appears the structure had been burning for some time, it was already almost on the ground. We extinguished the fire, called SWEPCO. They found an electrical problem in the breaker box and I requested for the city electrical inspector to come out to see if the meter needs to be pulled or just red tag the box that appeared to have a problem," said Keith Byndom, Center Fire Chief.
The homeowner was not at the residence at the time of the fire.
