Amy Prayer
Highland Lake Newspapers
John Ballard, 48, of Burnet along with his female pit bull escaped his mobile home that caught fire Saturday, Feb. 25.
Burnet Fire Department (BFD) was alerted of the fire at 5:20 p.m., located at 101 Valley Drive in Burnet. When they arrived six minutes later Ballard's home was completely engulfed in flames and was a total loss.
“It only took three to four minutes for my house to burn from end to end,” said Ballard.
Although the fire was not out of control BFD called for assistance with water from Bertram and Cassie Volunteer Fire Departments who arrived with tankers.
With the help of 13-20 firefighters on scene firefighters were able to have the fire composed by 6:02 p.m.
During his investigation, Fire Marshal John Paul Erskine was able to find the source of the fire.
