Elberta Home Destroyed by Overnight Fire
By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
MAY 13, 2026
ELBERTA, Ala. A fast-moving fire during the overnight hours destroyed an occupied home.
The first call came into the Baldwin County 911 Communications Center at approximately 12:30 a.m., and a person reported that smoke was filling the home from an unknown source.
The Elberta, Perdido Beach and the Elsanor Fire Departments were dispatched to 28805 US 98, to investigate but before firefighters could arrive, the 911 dispatchers received more calls reporting people and animals were now trapped.
Additional fire departments, including Lillian, were dispatched to respond to the fire.
As firefighters arrived on scene, they found that fire was showing from the structure and it was deemed a “working” fire and a search and rescue effort was launched for people or animals inside the home but at this time heavy fire was coming from the attic area of the home.
At approximately 00:46 a second alarm was struck with Bon Secour and Foley Fire Departments responding to the scene as the roof in the back of the house partially collapsed.
Several ambulances were also dispatched to the fire scene.
Firefighters were able to rescue the people and animals, but the home was destroyed by fire.
Multiple firefighters remained on the scene for hours before the fire was deemed to be completely extinguished.
At approximately 9:05 a.m., the fire rekindled and fire personnel were once again dispatched to the address and once again firefighters extinguished the flames.
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