SAMMY KERSHAW’S LOUISIANA
HOME CATCHES FIRE
Country Star’s Home Catches Fire, Suffers Major Smoke Damage
Kershaw Arrived at Scene Before Fire Department to Help Extinguish Flames

Nashville, Tenn. (April 4, 2013) – Earlier today, SAMMY KERSHAW‘s Lafayette, Louisiana home sustained heavy smoke damage after a fire broke out in the country star’s kitchen.
Kershaw
inadvertently started the fire when he grabbed cans of homemade spices
he was delivering to a friend. The box containing the spices slid over
the kitchen stove, catching the knobs that ignite the burners. Kershaw
says there were likely flammable items on the stovetop that caught fire.
inadvertently started the fire when he grabbed cans of homemade spices
he was delivering to a friend. The box containing the spices slid over
the kitchen stove, catching the knobs that ignite the burners. Kershaw
says there were likely flammable items on the stovetop that caught fire.
After
leaving his home, his alarm company alerted him of the blaze. Kershaw
immediately returned home and threw towels onto the stovetop to help
smother the flames. Shortly after, firefighters arrived at the scene to
extinguish the blaze.
leaving his home, his alarm company alerted him of the blaze. Kershaw
immediately returned home and threw towels onto the stovetop to help
smother the flames. Shortly after, firefighters arrived at the scene to
extinguish the blaze.
“You’ve
got to count your blessings… every one of them,” says Kershaw. “This
could have been so much worse. The guardian angel that God assigned to
me is always working overtime.”
got to count your blessings… every one of them,” says Kershaw. “This
could have been so much worse. The guardian angel that God assigned to
me is always working overtime.”
No one was injured in the blaze.