Fire destroys home near Sherwood Shores; woman left homeless

Another fire destroyed a home near Sherwood Shores. The fire occurred near the intersection of Ham Bates Road and Dairy Lane a very short distance from the Cooke, Grayson County Line. There was no one injured in the fire, however the owner did lose several pets that were in the house at the time, said Ron Blackwell, Sherwood Shores Fire Chief

The Sherwood Shores Fire Department received the call at about 3 p.m. from a member of the department who works in the area and saw the smoke. Sherwood Shores was joined by Gordonville, Whitesboro, Callisburg, and Oak Ridge fire departments.

When fire officials arrived the house was “well involved” and was a total loss. Due to the location of the home, firefighters struggled to keep water on scene. They were forced to send tanker trucks back and forth to Sherwood Shores to get more water. This caused some delay extinguishing the fire.

Officials are calling this a “suspicious fire” and have called the State Fire Marshalls office to investigate. This fire comes at a time when state fire officials are still investigating another fire in the area where arson is suspected.

The house, which was two stories over the garage, was owned by Jay Turner, but was rented by Angela Tetrick who not home at the time.