Multiple Jones County volunteer fire departments responded to the report of a Jeep ablaze at 80 Dry Swamp Road in the Powers community Tuesday evening.
A neighbor called 911 at 4:28 p.m. Tuesday afternoon when he discovered smoke billowing from behind the double wide mobile home at the address. Per the party reporting to 911, the Jeep was engulfed in flames next to the home and fire had spread to the home itself.
The homeowner, Brandi Taylor, was not home at the time the first calls were placed, but her teenage son was present and escaped the home without injury.
Upon arrival, firefighters immediately began an interior attack, after finding the fire had spread from the back wall near the Jeep into the ceiling of the home. Firefighters were able to save the structure and many personal items for the residents, but the home sustained major damage during the incident. Firefighters remained on the scene for several hours, locating and extinguishing hot spots.
No injuries were reported during the incident. Glade, Powers, Sandersville, and M&M volunteer fire departments responded to the call. Mississippi Power was also on scene.