Investigators say they are closer to determining what caused a farm house fire that killed one firefighter and injured another. The fire broke out early Wednesday morning in rural southeast Indiana.
Wednesday night, a southern Indiana woman is mourning the death of her husband, the firefighter killed in the fire.
The blaze destroyed the house on Little King Farm, which is one of the nation's top breeders of miniature horses.
A cold, dreary day turned even more gloomy, as Kent volunteer firefighters learned one of their own was killed.
"He's a real outgoing guy, very friendly, very helpful. Anything that you'd ask him to do, he was willing to jump in and help," said Kent Volunteer Fire Chief, Lloyd Lamb.
That's what 33-year-old Greg Cloud was doing, when he ran into this burning farm house. The coroner says he died of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning. A husband and avid fisherman, Cloud was found with his mask off, inside the 11,000 square-foot house.
"It's a tough blow. We're coping with it. It'll hit us in a day or two. Right now, everybody's still pretty much in shock," said Lamb.
39-year-old Madison Fire Chief Robert Black tried to save Cloud, but ended up with a shattered ankle and an injured leg. Black's twin brother was also fighting the fire. "He says, 'we've got a job to do. Let's get her done,'" said Black's brother, Rodney.
The state fire marshal says the blaze started in a 3-story gazebo behind the farm house. The family dogs alerted the people, who, along with firefighters, saved all 300 miniature horses. But a couple of pet birds died.
Firefighters were hampered from the beginning. With no working phones in the house, the family took longer to call 911, and the nearest fire hydrant was a mile and a half away.
Because hot spots were still flaring up Wednesday evening, fire investigators will go back out Thursday to try to figure out what caused the fire. They don't suspect criminal activity, but they're not ruling it out either. In all, more than 150 firefighters battled the fire.
Wednesday night, a southern Indiana woman is mourning the death of her husband, the firefighter killed in the fire.
The blaze destroyed the house on Little King Farm, which is one of the nation's top breeders of miniature horses.
A cold, dreary day turned even more gloomy, as Kent volunteer firefighters learned one of their own was killed.
"He's a real outgoing guy, very friendly, very helpful. Anything that you'd ask him to do, he was willing to jump in and help," said Kent Volunteer Fire Chief, Lloyd Lamb.
That's what 33-year-old Greg Cloud was doing, when he ran into this burning farm house. The coroner says he died of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning. A husband and avid fisherman, Cloud was found with his mask off, inside the 11,000 square-foot house.
"It's a tough blow. We're coping with it. It'll hit us in a day or two. Right now, everybody's still pretty much in shock," said Lamb.
39-year-old Madison Fire Chief Robert Black tried to save Cloud, but ended up with a shattered ankle and an injured leg. Black's twin brother was also fighting the fire. "He says, 'we've got a job to do. Let's get her done,'" said Black's brother, Rodney.
The state fire marshal says the blaze started in a 3-story gazebo behind the farm house. The family dogs alerted the people, who, along with firefighters, saved all 300 miniature horses. But a couple of pet birds died.
Firefighters were hampered from the beginning. With no working phones in the house, the family took longer to call 911, and the nearest fire hydrant was a mile and a half away.
Because hot spots were still flaring up Wednesday evening, fire investigators will go back out Thursday to try to figure out what caused the fire. They don't suspect criminal activity, but they're not ruling it out either. In all, more than 150 firefighters battled the fire.
