Smithville Home Extensively Damaged in Suspicious Fire

A suspicious fire caused extensive damage to the residence of Lori Page at 730 Dry Creek Road in Smithville Friday night.
On scene commander Lieutenant Kevin Adcock of the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department says a neighbor across the road saw the flames when she went to feed her dog and called 911. Firefighters were notified at 11:24 p.m. and remained on the scene until 3:18 a.m. Saturday.
No one was home at the time of the fire.
Lieutenant Adcock says the fire appeared to have started near the back porch. The State Fire Marshal’s Office has been contacted and will conduct an investigation into the cause of the blaze in cooperation with the Smithville Police Department.
Members of the DeKalb County Fire Department were called to help support city firefighters with extra manpower and Lieutenant Adcock says he and the Smithville Fire Department wish to thank them for their help.
One of the city firefighters, who was injured in a fall at the scene, and a city police officer, who suffered from heat exhaustion while helping firefighters, were taken to the hospital where they were treated and released.