Four people displaced after Gold Hill fire

Published 2:04 pm Sunday, January 7, 2024

GOLD HILL – Four people were displaced and one was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire in Gold Hill on Sunday.

The fire started in a single-wide mobile home in the 1600 block of Gin Road at approximately 10 a.m. on Sunday morning. The fire was possibly started by electrical issues but the cause is still under investigation, a spokesperson for the Red Cross said.

The four residents of the home were displaced by the fire and are receiving assistance from the Red Cross. The spokesperson said that one of the residents did suffer smoke inhalation injuries from the fire but was treated on scene. None of the other residents or the animals living in the home were injured as a result of the incident.

Gold Hill Volunteer Fire Department was the first on the scene and was assisted in the firefighting efforts by Bostian Heights, Liberty Volunteer and Richfield-Misenheimer fire departments. The fire was extinguished and the incident was ruled under control approximately an hour after it began.