Ellis County Fire Department
At 12:34 a.m. Saturday, the Ellis County Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 2209 South View Drive. Upon arrival at 12:43 a.m., heavy smoke and flames were found coming from a detached garage, extending to a connected fence and the primary residence.
Fire crews made an exterior fire attack using three attack lines due to the amount of building involved in the fire. A water shuttle operation was set up to haul water to the incident location. The detached garage was a total loss, and the residence suffered extensive fire, water and smoke damage. No injuries were reported.
The incident was reported under control at 1:50 a.m., at which time fire crews continued to check for further fire extension into the residence and ventilated the home from hazardous gases.
Midwest Energy was contacted to shut off utilities to the building. Fire crews remained on scene until 4:34 a.m. to monitor both the detached garage and residence for hot spots and rekindles.
Eighteen firefighters from the Ellis County Fire Department (Hays, Ellis, and Victoria) responded to assist. The Hays Fire Department assisted with automatic aid with their duty crew. The ECFD was also assisted by the Ellis County EMS and Sheriff’s deputies.
