Neighbors alert 911 to house fire in Cleveland

Firefighters knockdown flames inside this mobile home near the 300 block of Hiawatha Hills Road south of Cleveland on Jan. 14, 2023. (photo by White County Public Safety)

Officials say they still don’t know what caused a fire to break out inside a home south of Cleveland. Multiple neighbors alerted 911 to the blaze near the 300 block of Hiawatha Hills Road shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday.

White County Dispatch sent units from the Cleveland Fire Department and White County Fire Service to the scene. When firefighters arrived, the mobile home was fully involved.

No one was inside the residence at the time of the fire, says White County Public Safety Public Information Officer Bryce Barrett.

(photo by White County Public Safety)
(photo by White County Public Safety)

“Fire personnel worked quickly to extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading to nearby wooded areas,” says Barrett.

Firefighters remained on the scene, extinguishing hot spots. The cause of the fire is undetermined.