The Carroll Volunteer Fire Department responded to an apartment fire on Friday evening and then early this (Monday) morning to a vehicle fire. Chief, Greg Schreck, says they responded to Friday’s fire call in an apartment at 406 N. U.S. Highway 71 at approximately 6:50 p.m. The tenant arrived home to see flames coming from a ceiling light fixture and attempted to put it out with a fire extinguisher. However, the fire had extended into the cellulose insulation in the attic and firefighters were forced to remove a portion of the ceiling to extinguish the blaze. Damage to the apartment was minimal. At approximately 5:06 a.m. this morning, trucks were dispatched to 421 N. Whitney St. for a vehicle fire. When firefighters arrived, they found the 2016 Ford F-150 completely engulfed in flames. The vehicle is deemed a total loss and the cause of that fire remains under investigation by the Carroll Police and Fire Departments. Schreck reports the circumstances surrounding the origins of this vehicle fire are suspicious in nature.
