NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 31, 2019

SUBJECT:      Structure Fire 503 N Jackson

CONTACT:    Keith Stammer, Public Information Officer

On Wednesday, 31 July 2019, at 2:30 AM the Joplin Fire Department responded to a report of a residential structure fire at 503 N Jackson. The first fire crew arrived on scene at 2:37 AM to find a one-story wood framed house with fire showing. Crews attacked the fire via the front door and extinguished it. Fire crews remained on scene until 4:55 AM.

There were no injuries to firefighting crews or civilians.

The Joplin Fire Department responded with 7 units and 19 personnel and was assisted by the Joplin Police Department and METS Ambulance Service.

The cause of fire remains under investigation.

For more information, contact the Joplin Fire Department at 623-0403 or 624-0820.

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