House fire among nearly 70 frigid Christmas calls in Springfield

A fire at a vacant house on Dec. 25, 2022, was among nearly 70 calls for the Springfield Fire Rescue Division's "C unit." Calls were up 30% on this frigid Christmas from the division's daily average for this year. CONTRIBUTED

Credit: Matthew Smith

Credit: Matthew Smith

A fire at a vacant house on Dec. 25, 2022, was among nearly 70 calls for the Springfield Fire Rescue Division's "C unit." Calls were up 30% on this frigid Christmas from the division's daily average for this year. CONTRIBUTED
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A house fire was among nearly 70 calls on a frigid Christmas Day for the Springfield Fire Rescue Division’s “C unit.”

The 67 calls for the day marked a 30% increase from the division’s daily average for this year, according to a social media post.

One of those calls was an evening fire at a vacant house at 1104 W. High St.

A fire at a vacant house on Dec. 25, 2022, was among nearly 70 calls for the Springfield Fire Rescue Division's "C unit." Calls were up 30% on this frigid Christmas from the division's daily average for this year. CONTRIBUTED

Credit: Matthew Smith

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Credit: Matthew Smith

“The night was still bitterly cold at 11 degrees, but the firefighters were able to stop the fire from extending into the attic,” the post stated.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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