Lakefront Home Destroyed By Early Morning Fire In Rocky Mount

ROCKY MOUNT, Mo. — An early morning fire significantly damaged an unoccupied lakefront home on Bellwood Road Wednesday.

Rocky Mount Fire Protection District crews were dispatched at approximately 1:08 a.m. Nov. 11 and arrived about 13 minutes later. Firefighters found heavy flames coming through the roof and out of three sides of the roughly 1,500-square-foot home.

Crews immediately began suppression efforts and established a water supply using tanker shuttle operations, with tankers filling at the Coffman Beach boat launch.

The fire was brought under control, and firefighters remained on scene conducting salvage and overhaul operations to extinguish hot spots and check for concealed fire.

The home was unoccupied at the time, and no injuries to civilians or firefighters were reported. The residence sustained significant fire and smoke damage.

Rocky Mount Fire Protection District responded with five apparatus and seven personnel. Mutual aid came from Sunrise Beach, Lake Ozark, Eldon, and Moreau fire agencies, along with Miller County Ambulance District, Miller County Central Dispatch, and the Missouri Division of Fire Safety.

A Missouri Division of Fire Safety investigator responded to determine the origin and cause of the fire. As of Thursday, the cause remained undetermined and the fire was still under investigation.