LCFD battles home fire in Wellsgate
Published 5:44 pm Wednesday, January 22, 2025
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Fireman battle a house fire at 1104 East Wellsgate in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (©Bruce Newman)
Fireman battle a house fire at 1104 East Wellsgate in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (©Bruce Newman)
Fireman battle a house fire at 1104 East Wellsgate in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (©Bruce Newman)
Fireman battle a house fire at 1104 East Wellsgate in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (©Bruce Newman)
Fireman battle a house fire at 1104 East Wellsgate in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (©Bruce Newman)
Fireman battle a house fire at 1104 East Wellsgate in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (©Bruce Newman)
Fireman battle a house fire at 1104 East Wellsgate in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (©Bruce Newman)
Fireman battle a house fire at 1104 East Wellsgate in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (©Bruce Newman)
Fireman battle a house fire at 1104 East Wellsgate in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (©Bruce Newman)
Fireman battle a house fire at 1104 East Wellsgate in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (©Bruce Newman)
Fireman battle a house fire at 1104 East Wellsgate in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (©Bruce Newman)
Fireman battle a house fire at 1104 East Wellsgate in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (©Bruce Newman)
Fireman battle a house fire at 1104 East Wellsgate in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (©Bruce Newman)
Fireman battle a house fire at 1104 East Wellsgate in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (©Bruce Newman)
Fireman battle a house fire at 1104 East Wellsgate in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (©Bruce Newman)
Fireman battle a house fire at 1104 East Wellsgate in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (©Bruce Newman)
Fireman battle a house fire at 1104 East Wellsgate in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (©Bruce Newman)
The Lafayette County Fire Department responded to a house fire in Wellsgate Wednesday afternoon.
At about 1:57 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to 1104 East Wellsgate where they found an active structure fire.
LCFD crews worked inside the home for nearly an hour. However, deteriorating conditions forced firefighters to leave the structure and transition to a defensive strategy.
The incident commander requested mutual aid from the Oxford Fire Department to bring its ladder truck to the scene to deploy an elevated master stream.
The residents were not home at the time of the fire.
One firefighter was transported and later released from Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi with minor injuries. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
LCFD FD2, FD3, FD4, Engine 9, Engine 10, Engine 15, Engine 17, Tanker 17, 21 LCFD firefighters, OFD Truck 4, Baptist (Priority) EMS, and the Lafayette County Sherriff’s Office responded to the call.
LCFD has responded to 180 calls for service so far in 2025.