House Fire Displaces Adults, Kids

Evansville IN

19 October, 2021

2:45 PM

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By John Gibson, WNIN Oct. 19, 2021 A house fire has displaced an Evansville family. Firefighters were dispatched to the home at 1516 S. Weinbach Ave. just after 9:00 Sunday morning. In a release, EFD Division Chief Mike Larson said a resident – who was the only one home at the time -- was awakened by the smell of smoke, got out of the house, and alerted a neighbor who called 911. Larson said firefighters arrived extinguished the blaze in about 10 minutes. He said it was an accidental fire that started in a basement bedroom. Larson said the occupants -- two adults and three children -- are temporarily displaced until repairs can be made. The American Red Cross was contacted to help the family. No one was injured. A fire official says a homeless person accidentally started a house fire in Evansville. WNIN is the NPR/PBS affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. We serve Southwestern Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois from our multimedia facility located on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville. For the past several years, the recognized quality of our local news has placed us among the best small market radio news organizations in the nation.