House burns in rural Clarksville: Belonged to county supervisor, business owner

By: 
Mira Schmitt-Cash | Editor

Several Butler County groups gave mutual aid in responding to a house fire at 20671 Quail Ave., Clarksville, which is the home of Rex Ackerman. 
Everyone was out of the house when Ackerman’s call came into Butler County Dispatch, shortly before 1 a.m. Monday, Oct. 17, according to 911 records from Butler County Dispatch . A passerby on Highway 3 also reported a house fully engulfed, about the same time. Ackerman is well-known as a Butler County supervisor and owner of Orly’s Meat Market, Locker and Deli in Clarksville.
Within 10 minutes, Clarksville Fire, two sheriff’s deputies, and Clarksville Ambulance were on scene. 
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Dispatched later, thus arriving later, were Shell Rock Fire, the Emergency Management Agency director and Allison Fire. 
Allison Fire set up to the north to contain embers reported to be flying into a cornfield that way and was on scene until about 4 a.m., as was Clarksville Ambulance.
Clarksville and Shell Rock fire departments fought the fire until shortly after 5 a.m., so about four hours; emergency management was also on scene for that duration.  
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Read more in the Oct. 20 Butler County Tribune-Journal and Clarksville Star.
*Date corrected to reflect 911 call log. A retyped copy of the log received internally originally listed the incident date incorrectly.

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