A fire in Butler County has destroyed a house southwest of Clarksville on Quail Avenue. The fire began at the home of Rex Ackerman Monday around 1:00 a.m.
Ackerman credits his smoke alarm with saving his life. His wife was out of town at the time.
The Clarksville Fire Chief says they arrived on scene within 15 minutes, but the home was already a total loss.
Fire crews were on scene for 5 hours trying to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby corn fields that had not yet been harvested.