Fire ruins part of house, displaces family in Mount Pleasant

BY JOURNAL TIMES STAFF

Saturday, June 7, 2008 10:58 AM CDT

MOUNT PLEASANT — Fire destroyed a portion of a village home Friday and displaced a family.

No one was home at 6517 Primrose Way when the fire ignited, firefighters said. The parents were at work and the children were at school.

The fire was reported when neighbors saw smoke coming from the house around 11 a.m.

Initial reports at the scene suggested the fire began in a back bedroom area of the house and burned through part of the floor. The flames were contained to that area, but the home sustained thorough smoke damage.

Caledonia and Mount Pleasant fire departments respond to a house fire at 11 a.m. Friday at 6517 Primrose Way. Fire crews cut through the side of the house to abate the fire and prevent it from spreading through the walls to other parts of the house. (Journal Times photo by Scott Anderson)

Firefighters extinguished the flames, but were still on the scene shortly before noon, checking for any hidden fire.

Neighbors said homes in the area are fairly new, with most having been built in the last five years.

The cause of the fire is unknown and the incident is under investigation.

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