. (WKYT) – One person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire in Laurel County left a house with “significant damage,” according to fire crews.
East Bernstadt Fire & Rescue said they were notified about the fire on Pennington Drive around 10:40 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12.
The first firefighters on scene were advised of possible entrapment of an occupant that was initially unaccounted for. The fire and rescue team said the occupant was later accounted for after firefighters completed multiple searches.
Laurel County Emergency Management, Jackson Energy and the American Red Cross also responded to the scene.