Six families are displaced following fires in Mt. Vernon and the Miller Lake area of Jefferson County late Sunday afternoon.
Mt. Vernon City Firemen say the Red Cross assisted five families who occupied an apartment building at 2221 Casey that was damaged by fire. The blaze started in one of the upstairs units, with fire damage also reported to a second upstairs unit and in the attic of the building. There was smoke, heat and water damage to the rest of the structure.
Firemen say there were a total of six apartment units in the building, but only five were occupied. All the residents who were home were outside when firemen arrived at 5:05 Sunday night. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Firemen were on the scene for just over three hours.
Jefferson Rural Firemen say a mobile home and two or three additions were destroyed in a fire at 19,725 Miller Lake Lane northeast of Mt. Vernon Sunday afternoon. Firemen say no one was home at the time the fire call came in and ownership of the property was not immediately clear. Kell and Bluford Firemen provided mutual aide assistance. There were no injuries in fighting the fire. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. The Red Cross provided assistance to the occupants of the mobile home. - http://goo.gl/Ho3Vr
