Barbeque Pit Suspected Cause of Fire

A barbeque pit on a porch is believed to have sparked a fire Tuesday night that gutted a house at 4588 State Highway 159 across from Windy Hill Lane outside La Grange. La Grange fire chief Frank Menefee said a 911 call came in at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday about the fire and by the time he arrived three-quarters of the front of the cabin-style home owned by Tony Van Wisse was already burning. …