Media Release

1/20/2025

 

On January 19, 2025 at approximately 12:58 hours, the Harrison County Dispatch Center was notified of a structure fire at 215 Walnut Street Blythedale, Missouri with a person possibly trapped inside.  The Harrison County Sheriff's Office along with the North Harrison Fire Protection District and the Bethany Fire Department responded.  Fire crews found a garage structure fully engulfed in flames and battled the blaze for more than an hour before gaining control of the fire. 

 

Once the fire was out, crews began searching for one person who was still unaccounted for.  The Missouri State Fire Marshall's Office and the Harrison County Coroner were contacted to assist in the investigation. 

 

At approximately 16:20 hours, the Missouri State Fire Marshall located one female who was deceased in the rubble.  The female is identified as EttaJean Hunsicker, 62 from Blythedale, Missouri. The cause of the fire is still under investigation at this time.  

 

 

Sheriff Trevor Place