There has been an outbreak of fires in Christian County and the surrounding area.  Christian County EMA Director Jeff Stoner says that those fires don’t seem connected but the Fire Marshall is still investigating them. He says that sometimes they see fires from space heaters but he hasn’t seen that much this time.

When it comes to safety, Stoner says to get those ten year smoke alarms and have them in many areas of the house.

Stoner says have a great escape plan and practice it.

Stoner offered some safety tips with fire extinguishers.

There was a fire in Pana on December 27th, a fire in Taylorville the morning of the 28th, a fire in Taylorville on December 26th, and a fire in the Pana area on December 25th. All of these fires are still being investigated.  There has been no loss of human life, but one animal perished in the Taylorville fire that occurred on the 28th.