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The Lawrence County Dispatch received a 911 report of a structure fire a residence located at 153 Lawrence County Road 2645 at 9:13 am. Lawrence County Dispatch paged both Lynn and Black Rock Fire Departments to respond. AET Ambulance of Imboden was in the area and responded to the scene.
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Lynn and Black Rock Volunteer Fire Departments were in route at 9:22 am to the fire which was described as a fully involved mobile home. AET Ambulance was in the Strawberry area and first to arrive on scene. AET was notified of a burn victim at the scene and a possible explosion before the fire. This information was relayed to the Lawrence County Dispatch, 911 calls received reported an explosion of some type as well.
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At 9:37 am AET requested a scene flight for their burn victim. The Black Rock and Lynn Firefighters with assistance from two officers from Lake Charles State Park established a landing zone close to the scene to land the Air-Evac helicopter.
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Investigators from the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the scene and arrived at 9:52 am. About the same time, AET Ambulance left the scene in route to the established landing zone with the burn victim to await the arrival of the medical helicopter. At 10:12 am Air-Evac landed on scene, the patient was loaded and transported to a Jonesboro hospital.
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The residence was described as a total loss. For more information on AET Ambulance or the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, visit their sites at www.aetambulance.com and www.lawrencecountysheriffsoffice.com .
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The injured victims name has not been release at this time. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.