On Wednesday morning at about 2am The Beacontown Fire Department responded to a 911 call of a suspected fire near Fifth Avenue and Broadway. The flames ultimately engulfing the one story three bedroom apartment owned by Zeke Walther and Wendy Walther. Thankfully the homeowners and the daughter were not inside the home at the time.   

The fire was fought for more than four hours despite there being several lines dispatched to tame the blaze. After the fire was extinguished, fire marshals were able to access the home to locate the cause of the blase which was later determined to be caused by a tipped over space heater that ignited a couch. The fire was fueled by by extremely old wood on the ceiling .