Monday, August 4, 2008

Fire destroys Marion home

UPDATE: Nick Duncan was injured in the fire and was airlifted from Crittenden Hospital Monday afternoon to a regional hospital.

A fire reported just before 1 p.m., Monday destroyed the home of Junior and Debbie Duncan of Marion.

Firefighters arrived at the Jarvis Street home within five minutes of the dispatch, but the front of the structure was already engulfed by the fire, with flames having burned through the front and north side of the home. 

More details will be available in this week's printed edition of The Crittenden Press.