An update on the South Hill fire at 418 Home Street near the Fourth Avenue bridge has been received from the fire department.
Deputy Fire Chief Mike Russell said, “We were called shortly after four o’clock around 4:15 yesterday (Monday, Feb. 13/23) and responded with three fire trucks and nine personnel and callbacks.”
He said that when they reached the scene, the fire was already venting out the back window on the second floor.
Immediately, the firemen entered the 12-suite apartment to put the fire out. Deputy Fire Chief Russell says, “Our crews made a good knockdown on it real quick."
He also said he does not have any information on the damage caused by the fire.
The cause of the fire is still unknown and under investigation.
