UPDATE: Jan. 10 at 8:40 a.m.
Officials with the Lincoln County Fire Department released information on the early Friday morning house fire near Highway 2141 in Stanford.
Officials detailed that fire units responded to a reported structure fire at around 2 a.m. Upon arrival, crews found a two structure on fire with the second floor fully engulfed in flames.
Fire units had to also fight the freezing temperatures so multiple agencies were called for assistance, according to officials.
Further, the residents in the house were able to get out safely, officials reported.
Original Story:
The Lincoln County Fire Protection District reported that crews are on the scene of a working structure fire on Highway 2141 in Stanford on Friday morning.
Lincoln County fire, along with multiple agencies, are on the scene assisting and officials asked that drivers try to avoid the area of the 6000 block of Highway 2141 near the Moreland area.
Officials noted that tankers are hauling water and there is possible ice on the roadway. In addition, the state highway road department is spreading salt in the area.
This is a developing story and LEX 18 will have more information as it becomes available.
