On Wednesday, June 27th, there was a fire on Langleyville road. Andy Goodall, Assistant Fire Chief of the Taylorville Fire Department, spoke about the condition of the house when they arrived on scene.

The house was completely burnt down because the fire escalated so quickly before help was able to arrive. Their is no current answer to how the fire started, but Goodall mentioned that it is being investigated.

At this time, Goodall was not able to share information on the family affected by the fire, but they will not need additional shelter.