Fire destroys Springfield home, no one injured

The Springfield Fire Division battled a fire in a two story apartment house on Mulberry Street Friday, June 9, 2023. At least four residents lost their home in the blaze and Red Cross was called to assist them. The fire division arrived to find flames coming through the roof. According to Assistant Fire Chief Matt Smith, the stairs had already collapsed so they started attacking the fire from the outside. The building is a total loss. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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The Springfield Fire Division battled a fire in a two story apartment house on Mulberry Street Friday, June 9, 2023. At least four residents lost their home in the blaze and Red Cross was called to assist them. The fire division arrived to find flames coming through the roof. According to Assistant Fire Chief Matt Smith, the stairs had already collapsed so they started attacking the fire from the outside. The building is a total loss. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

A house was destroyed by fire in Springfield on Friday afternoon in an incident without injuries.

Crews were sent to the first block of East Mulberry Street on reports of a house fire, according to a Facebook post by the Springfield Fire Rescue Division.

Heavy fire was coming from the windows and covered the house’s second floor and attic space, the post said.

Attempts to put out the fire inside were hampered by damage to the stairs, so crews had to move out of the house, a two-story, multi-unit house near the Clark State Performing Arts Center.

The home will be demolished, officials said.

No one was injured.

Several pets were also rescued from the building, according to the post.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Flames shoot through the roof in a house fire on East Mulberry Street in Springfield on Friday, June 9, 2023. EMILY PARSONS/CONTRIBUTED

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