One Person Dies In Massive House Fire In Gallatin Co. Another Rescued And Taken To The Hospital

Broke out overnight

One person has been hospitalized and another died after a house caught fire overnight.

According to the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office, the fire broke out at about 1:14 a.m. at 1175 Sayersville Road in Warsaw.

Deputies rescued Mae Wallace, who was transported to UC Medical Center for smoke inhalation. Kenny Ray Higgins was killed in the fire. Higgins was in his 50′s and was disabled. Wallace was his aunt.

The bulk of the blaze was knocked down, but crews remain on scene investigating and dousing hot spots.

Flames roared through the home and destroyed it, according to video shot at the scene by GC Video News LLC and posted to their Facebook page.