Barren County home heavily damaged following reported fire

By Auggie Brown, Glasgow News 1

BARREN COUNTY, Ky. (Glasgow News 1) – A Barren County home is destroyed following a reported fire Thursday morning, according to a report by Glasgow News 1.

The report states a fire caused heavy damage to a home on Payne Mill Road in “the Austin-Tracy area.”

According to Glasgow News 1, only the foundation of the home remains.

In addition, the report says a child allegedly discovered the fire around 9 a.m. Thursday, contacting Andy Young, who then contacted the sheriff’s office. The report says Young confirmed the home had been unoccupied for multiple years.

The Austin-Tracy Volunteer Fire Department and a sheriff’s deputy responded to the scene, according to the report.

According to Glasgow News 1, the fire is believed to have begun overnight. The cause of the fire is currently undetermined.

There were no injuries reported, the report states.