Quick actions from caller and firefighters ‘likely saved multiple businesses’

FORDSVILLE, Ky. – Some quick actions likely saved several businesses in Fordsville from a fire, according to fire officials.

The Fordsville Fire Department says crews responded Thursday to a reported smell of smoke.

Fire personnel say upon arrival, they located a small business filled with smoke.

Upon entering the building, fire officials say they found a cardboard display inside of the business on fire. Crews removed those displays and extinguished the fire.

The fire department says the cause of the fire was determined to be a space heater plugged into an extension cord, along with the display on the cord.

The Fordsville Fire Department says quick thinking from passerby to contact 911 and a fast response may have saved multiple area businesses, including the area’s diner.

The Ohio County dispatch, EMS, Ohio County Sheriff’s Office and the Whitesville Fire Department assisted in the response.