By Paula Pyzik Scott

On December 15, a family home in the 4000 block of Township Rd. 30 was destroyed by fire. The Ada-Liberty Fire Department took the call at 3:36 p.m. and worked until about 8:00 p.m. to put out the fire.

The family was home and evacuated the ranch structure without injury, according to Fire Chief Jay Epley.

On December 23, the fire department and insurance investigators were still working to determine the cause of the fire.

The Southwestern Hacock Fire District, and Dunkirk and McGuffey fire departments assisted on scene. A total of 29 firefighters participated in the response.

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