Arson suspected in Two Egg fire earlier this week

Arson is suspected in the fire that damaged the home of a Jackson County couple this week.
The exact time of the fire is as yet not known, according to Jackson County Sheriff Lou Roberts.
The owners, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Ostrander, are not suspected of any wrongdoing, Roberts said.
The couple had left their double-wide mobile home, at 6197 Fort Road near Two Egg, around mid-day Monday and returned about mid-day Wednesday to find that a portion of the home’s interior had burned.
Jackson County Fire Rescue Chief Tony Wesley estimated that the worst fire damage was confined to a roughly 20 by 20 square foot area of the kitchen.
Roberts said the fire apparently self-extinguished, possibly because the heat and flames compromised some pipes and allowed water to flow in and douse the blaze.
Roberts said the State Fire Marshal’s office is leading the investigation, with the sheriff’s office and JCFR assisting.
It appears the fire was started from inside the home with a flammable liquid, possibly fuel, Roberts said. That early suspicion is based on the burn pattern and the odor at the scene.
Investigators were going door-to-door Wednesday afternoon asking if anyone had seen any suspicious activity around the home over the past few days.
Anyone with information related to the fire is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 482-9648, or CrimeStoppers at 526-5000.