June 24, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (SH2012-53) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION R. Steve Huffman Public Information Officer (251) 208-2857/Fax: (251) 208-2861 E-Mail: huffman@cityofmobile.org HOUSE FIRE ON YORKWOOD ROAD Mobile firefighters were called to a report of a house fire, located in the 5200 block of Yorkwood Road, South, Sunday afternoon, June 24 at approximately 2:04 p.m. When firefighters arrived on the scene they reported heavy smoke coming from the single story, wood frame residence. As they made entry they encountered heavy fire and thick black smoke in the kitchen, dining and living rooms. The 94-year-old occupant/owner was not home at the time of the fire. She had been picked up by a relative and taken to church earlier. The fire appears to have originated in the kitchen around the stove top. The occupant told fire investigators she had fried eggs that morning and couldn't remember if she turned the stove off afterwards. Damage is estimated at approximately $50 thousand. No injuries were reported. Engines 6, 7, 22; truck 5; rescue 26 and District Chief Marquis James responded. The Bureau of Fire Prevention is conducting the investigation. ###