Structure Fire at Cuba and Camp Streets
Jul 12th, 2012
July 12, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (SH2012-55)
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
R. Steve Huffman
Public Information Officer
(251) 208-2857/Fax: (251) 208-2861
E-Mail: huffman@cityofmobile.org
STRUCTURE FIRE AT CUBA AND CAMP STREETS
Mobile firefighters responded to the report of flames visible from an apartment located at Cuba and Camp Streets shortly before 1:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 12. The call was received at approximately 12:52 a.m. Firefighters, upon arrival, reported flames showing from a window of a single-story concrete block structure, divided into three apartments.
Firefighters made entry into apartment āCā and were able to quickly extinguish the fire and prevent its spread into the other two apartments.
The fire appears to have originated in the living room of the small apartment and the cause remains under investigation.
Damage is estimated at approximately $15 thousand. No injuries were reported.
Engines 3, 8, 14; truck 4; rescue 3 and District Chief John Young responded.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention is conducting the investigation.
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